South Bristol Direct Local January 2021

Bridge Farm Submit Planning Application The historic site at Bridge Farm, Bristol is set In late 2019 we secured grant funding to to be lovingly restored as part of ambitious take us into planning so thank you to Power ecologically friendly plans. to Change and to Homes England for their support.”

Bridge Farm, once a landmark building in Stapleton village but now in a rather sorry The group behind the plans have worked hard state, is to be restored by a local community to listen and take on board everyone’s hopes group. And what’s more, a community of and wishes for the site. self-built affordable eco homes is planned to spring up alongside it.

“Inevitably it’s impossible to give everybody everything they want. We believe the plans as The driving force behind the ambitious proposed are absolutely true to our principles: project is Ashley Vale Action Group, or sustainable, light touch development, which is AVAG, the team of self-builders and eco affordable, beautifully designed and sensitive pioneers who built the Yard in St to the heritage of the farm. We think the plans Werburgh’s. When the opportunity came strike a really good balance between growing along to buy Bridge Farm and 4 acres space and space for development. We really of land in 2018, the group jumped at the hope people in the local area and across chance.

Bristol like the plans and feel they can support them. We’d be interested to hear everyone’s Ruth Larbey, one of the volunteer directors views, this is community-led housing in action.” of AVAG, commented “We’re tremendously proud to have got to this stage. It's the Some of the plans can be found at https:// culmination of 3 years’ hard work. AVAG bridgefarmbristol.co.uk/the-site/our-plans/ bought Bridge Farm in January 2018 and huge efforts have been put into The whole application is available to view on community building, fundraising, outreach, the Bristol City Council planning site under restoring the old buildings and the land, and reference 20/05972/P. working through our dreams and ideas together.

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