People are being asked to consider whether they would like to see Bristol’s Central Library return to opening seven days a week.
The library service is running a short consultation to gather people’s views on whether they would like to see an increase to the current opening hours....More
Due to obstructive footway parking, improvements to pedestrian access at the southern end of Lyppiatt Road are proposed (see associated drawing).
The western footway is proposed to be widened to a width that will allow bollards and cycle parking to be installed, this will stop the...More
Cotham School as part of its school expansion planning application has funding to improve crossing facilities at the junction of Archfield Road/Pitch Lane/Cotham Grove. More
St Bede’s Catholic College as part of its school expansion planning application has funding for waiting restrictions (double yellow lines etc) at junctions, resident driveways and school access points to prevent obstructive parking. There is also funding available to provide informal crossing...More
Community groups can apply for the designation of a Neighbourhood (Planning) Area and apply to be designated as the Neighbourhood (Planning) Forum for that area. A designated Neighbourhood (Planning) Forum will then be able to prepare a Neighbourhood Development Plan or Neighbourhood...More
The council provides services to help children and young people who have special education needs and disabilities (SEND) as well as those with the highest level of support needs to access education.
What we are proposing
We are developing a new plan to look at how we improve...More
This survey aims to collect the views of parent carers whose children have special educational needs and/or a disability (SEND) and attend a for profit/private or independent school. Bristol is leading a consortium of councils who are developing a framework which will enable us to purchase these...More
Bristol’s inclusive and sustainable economic growth strategy is focused on productivity-driven growth, together with the fair distribution of economic contributions and benefits. It also takes as a guiding principle that economic growth should not come at the expense of environmental and...More
Bristol City Council is responsible for setting the admission arrangements for all Community and Voluntary Controlled schools in the city. This consultation includes the proposed new intake oversubscription criteria and co-ordinated admission schemes for the 2020/21 school year.
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Bristol City Council has a duty under the Children and Families Act 2014 to provide impartial, confidential and accessible information, advice and support to children and young people with special educational needs and/or a disability (SEND), and their parents or carers, regarding their...More
In April this year, the West of England Joint Spatial Plan was submitted for examination to the Secretary of State by the four West of England councils.
Two planning inspectors were appointed by the Secretary of State to conduct the examination and the i nspectors and councils...More
Bath & North East Somerset is consulting on a number of Strategic Transport Studies to support their Local Plan between 12 th November 2018 and 7th January 2019. Several of these transport schemes will have benefits and impacts for Bristol residents and we need your views.
The...More
The Childcare Act 2006 and the statutory guidance Early Education and Childcare Guidance for local authorities requires local authorities to assess the sufficiency of childcare in their local authority area at least every three years.
‘Sufficient childcare’ means childcare...More
We have recently completed a consultation to introduce additional licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in the 12 central wards of Bristol. This consultation included a proposed fee structure. This consultation finished in May 2018 and its findings have been published .
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Every February, the council sets a budget for the next year which sets out how much money we will be able to spend on each of the services the council provides.
Since 2010, the amount of money the council receives from government has reduced. At the same time, our costs have risen, because...More
In 2018 the City Council set up 6 Area Committees to cover the whole of Bristol City Council. The councillors from all the wards which are covered by the Area Committee sit on the Committee and make decisions together.
The Area Committees hold a formal decision-making meeting once a year to...More
A survey asking what is important in making Bristol a good place to live, and what aspects of living in Bristol people are most and least satisfied with.
This was conducted with members of the Bristol Citizens' Panel only. More
The panel were asked questions to support the Bristol Transport Strategy 2018 consultation regarding views on transport, any issues with travelling around the city and thoughts on proposed solutions.
This survey was conducted with members of the Bristol Citizens' Panel only.
The full...More
Improving school attendance and reducing persistent absenteeism is a priority for Bristol and is a crucial part of the city’s ambition to raise standards and secure the best outcomes for all young people.
The draft Attendance Strategy recognises s chool attendance as...More
Bristol City Council has adopted newly implemented sections of the Equality Act 2010.
This means that in addition to our longstanding policy of requiring a 100% wheelchair accessible Hackney Carriage fleet, the council will now be responsible for maintaining a list of licensed Private Hire...More
We would like your views on upgrading a path in Stoke Park, to make it easier for more people to make use of the park and to support new housing in the area. Our proposal is to upgrade an existing path connecting Lockleaze with Jellicoe Avenue at the eastern edge of the park, to create a...More
We all need to get from A to B. Transport plays a big part of all of our daily lives. The draft Bristol Transport Strategy sets out our vision and ambition for transport in the city up to 2036.
You can read the draft Bristol Transport Strategy here.
You can read the...More
As part of the Safer Routes to Schools schemes, a zebra crossing and raised table is proposed on Bamfield located on a route to and from Perry Court E-Act Academy. More
Bristol City Council is required to determine the area that admission authorities in Bristol should use when consulting on school admission arrangements for 2020 until 2022.
For Bristol, as an admissions authority, the 'relevant area' being consulted on is the whole city (City of...More
As part of the ‘Safer Routes to Schools’ schemes, a Zebra Crossing and raised table is proposed on Novers Lane. This is proposed for a location on a route to and from Greenfield E-Act Academy. More
Community groups can apply for the designation of a Neighbourhood (Planning) Area and apply to be designated as the Neighbourhood (Planning) Forum for that area. A designated Neighbourhood (Planning) Forum will then be able to prepare a Neighbourhood Development Plan or Neighbourhood...More
Bristol’s high streets and shopping areas are vital to the city’s economy and its communities.
In addition to shopping, we recognise that these locations, whatever their size, are places where people work, meet, socialise and spend their leisure time.
We have developed...More
In February this year we asked for your views on a draft Urban Living Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) which has been prepared to support the council’s ambition for higher density, quality developments across the city.
The results of the consultation have been incorporated into...More
Bristol has a range of formal and informal advocacy services delivered across the city. These advocacy services help citizens say what they want from services such as adult care & support, children's services and health and mental health services and it helps influence how these services are...More