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 Development...More
Bristol City Council has a statutory responsibility to provide a range of short breaks (previously known as respite). This is set out in our Short Breaks Statement jointly developed with Bristol Parent Carers. Our Targeted Short Breaks services contracts for children and young people up to age...More
The Council adopted legislation in 2012 which gave it the ability to control and regulate Sex Establishments. A policy was developed at that time and the Council is now reviewing it.
This questionnaire will be used to inform the draft policy, and a further consultation on the draft policy will...More
Bristol City Council and its partners have high aspirations for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Bristol’s Education, Health and Care professionals are seeking to improve the way we work together, and with parents and carers, to ensure that...More
Bristol City Council has drafted a City Centre Framework document for consultation. The Framework sets out aspirations for how people access and move around the City Centre. It also covers new development and enhancing public spaces, with a focus on Bristol Shopping Quarter, Old City, Castle...More
We are a group of LGBT+ young people who want to plan a conference on the 21st May 2018
The theme for the conference is education and looking at the progress we have made since the repeal of Section 28 in 2003.
Local Government Act 1988 - Section 28:
“A local authority shall not...More
This consultation is now closed and your feedback is being analysed.
We consulted on the council's proposal to introduce an Additional Licensing scheme for houses in multiple occupation in the 12 wards that make up central Bristol – Ashley, Bishopston & Ashley Down, Central, Clifton, Clifton...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 Development...More
The consultation on the new Urban Living SPD has now closed. The SPD adds further detail to a new Urban Living policy in the Bristol Local Plan which is being consulted upon at the same time. You can view the video on the Urban Living SPD below:
The Urban Living SPD consultation...More
The Bristol Local Plan Review will update existing policies for deciding planning applications, guiding development in the city over the next twenty years, building a better Bristol. The reviewed Local Plan will help deliver the new homes and jobs we need, shape our city for the future and...More
Bristol City Council is responsible for setting the school term and holiday dates for all Community and Voluntary Controlled schools in the city. This consultation includes the proposed dates for the 2019/20 school year.
Term 1: Monday 2nd September 2019 to Friday 25th October 2019 (40 School...More
The overall aim of the Childcare Development and Sustainability Service is to improve outcomes for families, children and young people in Bristol through access to high quality, sustainable and affordable childcare provision.
This Service will help us fulfil our statutory duties in relation to...More
Bristol’s Children and Families Partnership are developing a Bristol Children’s Charter which will set out the City’s commitment to children & young people and our pledge to children in the city.
The Children’s Charter is intended to complement existing strategies and initiatives. The...More
National planning policy requires local authorities to carry out an assessment of the needs for sports and recreational facilities. Information gained from the assessments should then be used to determine what open space, sports and recreational provision is required in the area. Bristol and...More
Bristol City Council has a statutory responsibility to provide a range of short breaks (previously known as respite). This is set out in our Short Breaks Statement jointly developed with Bristol Parent Carers (BPC). Our Targeted Short Breaks services contracts for children and young people up to...More
Communities in South Bristol are invited to participate in a series of engagement events this autumn as work starts to develop plans for the city’s largest housing regeneration scheme.
Work is underway to bring forward proposals for two large-scale residential development sites at Hengrove...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 2019/20 school year.
Also included...More
The four West of England Councils – Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol City, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire – have prepared a Joint Spatial Plan (JSP) for the West of England. Its purpose is to provide a strategic, overarching vision and framework to help deliver the number of...More
The kiosk in St George Park currently provides limited opening times and limited selections of items for the public. This is an opportunity to look at how the kiosk is used and how a kiosk might be used in the future. More
Due to reductions in government funding and the needs of a growing and ageing population, the council will have less money to provide services over the next five years. It is forecast that the Discretionary Rate Relief (DRR) scheme would cost an estimated £522,000 in 2018/19 if current levels...More
The Communities of Lockleaze, Horfield and Cheswick Village and the surrounding area are invited to participate in a series of engagement events this autumn as work starts to develop housing proposals for the first of the two priority sites in Lockleaze.
Following a consultation event on 4 th ...More
We are consulting on a draft plan setting out how we propose to commission the following services for parents with young children -
Parent and child assessment placements – These are short-term placements, usually of about 12 weeks, for families where there are concerns about the parents’...More
Bristol City Council is remodelling its Children’s Centres following a significant reduction in Government funding. Despite this the city will continue to offer a popular and well-evidenced service, with Children’s Centres delivering a strong integrated offer of early education, health and...More
Health & Wellbeing Boards have a statutory requirement to assess the needs for pharmacy services in their areas and publish the results in a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) every three years.
The PNA assesses how well existing services meet health needs of the people of Bristol for...More
We are consulting on a reduced city-wide Supporting Families' Service focussed on a targeted model of support for families based on one worker, one family, one plan. More