Update Letter to Stakeholders - November 2008
The latest update letter to stakeholders; released on the 27th November 2008.
Dear colleague
In April I sent out an update which explained that Deeley Freed had submitted a formal objection to the Castle Park Town Green Application. A five day public inquiry hearing to determine the outcome of the Town Green application will begin on Monday 1 December and the result should be known in early 2009.
Deeley Freed remains fully committed to the long-term development of St Mary le Port but needs to await the outcome of the formal legal process before progressing its plans any further.
Deeley Freed is objecting to the Town Green Application because it believes that this would jeopardise the potential benefits that the redevelopment of St Mary le Port could provide for Bristol. These include replacing the present eyesore buildings, improving connections between the old city and Broadmead/Cabot Circus, possible funding for the proposed park improvements and the ability to create a new independent food quarter. The area already developed is also not large enough to create the type of public realm improvements which both Bristol City Council and Deeley Freed believe are an essential part of the redevelopment – without which the redevelopment would make a much reduced contribution to the regeneration of Wine Street and High Street area as a whole.
Following the last public consultation in 2006 Deeley Freed and its project team set about significantly revising their proposals for the St Mary le Port site. In response to public feedback the re-design work has involved substantially reducing the amount of open space to be included within the proposed development to less than 5% of the park. The proposed development site includes small areas land immediately adjacent to the existing buildings but the triangle of green space beside the paths and the avenue of cherry trees will now be preserved.
I will update you again once Deeley Freed and their team know the outcome of the Town Green Inquiry and how this affects their development proposals for St Mary le Port.
Best wishes
Avril Baker
Consultation co-ordinator
AVRIL BAKER CONSULTANCY - STAKEHOLDER CO-ORDINATOR
Tel 0117 977 2002 Fax 0117 977 4255 E mail: info@abc-pr.co.uk