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March/April 2021
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Revised plans submitted
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Above: Aerial view of the proposed mix-used development site, clearly visible as the large grassed area surrounded by trees (centre of image)
Stoke Gifford Journal
he company behind proposals for a new mixeduse development on vacant land to the rear of Sainsbury’s in Stoke Gifford has submitted a suite of revised plans in an effort to address concerns raised by planning officials at South Gloucestershire Council (SGC). The development site lies between Great Stoke Way (the dual carriageway leading to Abbey Wood Roundabout) and Fox Den Road (the road providing access to Sainsbury’s, The Range, Lidl, Bargain Buys and Everlast Fitness Club). The proposals include an Aldi supermarket, a Costa drivethrough, a Premier Inn hotel and
a Beefeater restaurant, Vehicles would enter and leave the site via a single access point off Fox Den Road, close to the Sainsbury’s delivery yard. After assessing the original plans, SGC’s planning policy department raised “significant concerns” over the type of retail space being proposed and questioned whether the scheme would make efficient use of the land. Concerns were also raised over the number of mature trees that would be felled around the perimeter of the site and the “particularly bleak” appearance of the proposed 265-space car park. In the revised plans, the hotel
Site plan (phase 1)
Hotel
Park
Aldi Costa
Sainsbury’s
Vehicle access Car park of The Range
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