Carriageworks Action Group

Carriageworks Action Group The Carriageworks and Westmoreland House Campaign A Community Vision (2011) set out broad objectives for the site.

You might know the Carriageworks on Stokes Croft – the once derelict building near the Ashley Road junction that was owned since the 1980s by a London property company. In 2011 over 1600 people from the local community took part in writing a Community Vision for the future of the site. The Carriageworks Action Group, made up of local people who are fed up with the dereliction of the buildings, wor

ked with the Council and a number of developers to take the buildings into a more glorious future. The redevelopment is now nearing completion (2022). Many people think it's a great improvement, others have their doubts about whether the original vision will be delivered.

A quick note to confirm that Wednesday’s (2nd Feb) community meeting will be going ahead as planned at the Unitarian Mee...
31/01/2022

A quick note to confirm that Wednesday’s (2nd Feb) community meeting will be going ahead as planned at the Unitarian Meeting Hall, Brunswick Square, BS2 from 6:30 to 8:30pm.

On the agenda will be the emerging Carriageworks Cultural Plan. (You can download a PDF copy from the link below). We’ll be discussing the opportunities it could create for local communities, especially those that are more disadvantaged. We’ll also be discussing the proposals for public art at the site.

A quick note to confirm that the Community Meeting will be going ahead as planned at the Unitarian Meeting Hall, Brunswick Square, BS2 on Wednesday (2nd Feb) 6:30 to 8:30pm. On the agenda will be t…

Since November we’ve been able to make progress on the Cultural Plan with PG Group, the developer of the Carriageworks. ...
21/01/2022

Since November we’ve been able to make progress on the Cultural Plan with PG Group, the developer of the Carriageworks. We hope to release a draft in the next week or so (we’ll post again when we do).

The Cultural Plan takes the 2011 Community Vision as its starting point and then provides more detail for the site management ethos plan, the arts plan and the community benefits plan. The overarching objectives are mostly drawn from the community vision. Some parts of the plan give clarity as to what and how the site will be managed. In other parts it sets out aspirations and opportunities.

There's a community meeting to discuss those opportunities on Wed 2nd Feb at 6:30pm at the Unitarian Meeting Hall, Brunswick Sq, BS2

Since November we’ve been able to make progress on the Cultural Plan with PG Group, the developer of the Carriageworks. We hope to release a draft in the next week or so (we’ll post again whe…

Bristol Loaf want to come to the Carriageworks. They'll need to merge four business units together to do this and to do...
21/01/2022

Bristol Loaf want to come to the Carriageworks. They'll need to merge four business units together to do this and to do that they need planning permission. What do you think of the idea?

PG Group have been looking for tenants for the business units, and targeting local independents which will add to the culture and vibrancy of the local area. Bristol Loaf are an established bakery …

As the development of the Carraigeworks site nears completion, have the promised community benefits disappeared? The cul...
21/10/2021

As the development of the Carraigeworks site nears completion, have the promised community benefits disappeared? The cultural plan, management plan and public art (£156,000 worth) are nowhere to be seen and despite its obligations, the developer is not working with the community. Meanwhile the planners appear to be avoiding the issue. Is it time for local councillors to ask difficult questions?

The redevelopment of the Carriageworks site is nearing completion. This marks a significant milestone for the surrounding communities which have been blighted by the derelict Westmorland House sinc…

We have submitted an objection to PG Group's application for 28 flats. This hasn’t been an easy objection to make as we...
05/03/2021

We have submitted an objection to PG Group's application for 28 flats. This hasn’t been an easy objection to make as we support the broad principle of more social and affordable housing on the site. However, the quality of the proposals is so far below acceptable standards we feel we have to object. Follow the link for the full objection.

The Carriageworks Action Group has today submitted an objection to the planning application to build 28 1 and 2 bedroom flats on the site currently proposed for eight 3 and 4 bedroom houses. This h…

There's a new planning application for Carriageworks - to change the 8 houses into 28 affordable flats. Details at http...
22/02/2021

There's a new planning application for Carriageworks - to change the 8 houses into 28 affordable flats. Details at https://carriageworks.org.uk/2021/02/17/new-planning-application-for-extra-affordable-housing/ We are holding a community meeting on Thursday 25 Feb, 7-8pm on Zoom to discuss the proposals. PG Group, the developer, have been asked to speak. Follow the weblink for details on how to join the meeting and submit questions.

PG Group have submitted a new planning application for Blocks E and F – the two blocks of houses at the rear of the site.  Full details of the planning application can be found on the Co…

We've received an update from PG Group about the works on the Carriageworks site. This includes a draft timetable of wo...
16/09/2020

We've received an update from PG Group about the works on the Carriageworks site. This includes a draft timetable of works up to completion in 2022. Full details on the CAG website

We have received the following update from Jenny Gee, the PR person for PG Group, about works on the Carriageworks site. As you are aware, welfare units are all set up on site and as now the site i…

There will be a Carriageworks community meeting on Tuesday 7th January, 6:30-8:30pm at St Pauls Learning Centre, Grosven...
06/12/2019

There will be a Carriageworks community meeting on Tuesday 7th January, 6:30-8:30pm at St Pauls Learning Centre, Grosvenor Road, St Pauls.

The meeting will be to discuss the proposed amendments to the S.73 application submitted by PG and covered in our website post of 15 November https://carriageworks.org.uk/2019/11/15/pg-submit-amendments-to-block-a-proposals/.

PG have submitted amendments to their proposals for Block A (fronting Ashley Road). The full details can be found on the planning website. Note that these only affect Block A and not any of the oth…

We are sad to report that Pete Bullard passed away on 31 October.
21/11/2019

We are sad to report that Pete Bullard passed away on 31 October.

We are sad to report that Pete Bullard passed away on 31 October. Pete was an active member of CAG since our start in 2011, and an active campaigner for the redevelopment of the Carriageworks site …

Notes of last week's community meeting including discussion about proposed changes to Ashley Road frontage (for which pl...
22/05/2019

Notes of last week's community meeting including discussion about proposed changes to Ashley Road frontage (for which planning application now submitted), proposed Neighbourhood Plan for Stokes Croft and why the cultural plan needs a rethink.

Twenty people came to the Carriageworks community meeting at Hamilton House on 16 May. It was the first meeting since November but Lori Streich, chair of CAG, said that things had been continuing b…

A quick reminder that you are invited to a Carriageworks Community Meeting tomorrow on Thurs 16 May from 6:30pm to 8:30p...
15/05/2019

A quick reminder that you are invited to a Carriageworks Community Meeting tomorrow on Thurs 16 May from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at Hamilton House (Mild West room).

At the meeting we will discuss:

1. The emerging changes proposed by PG to the planning permission. PG sent out an email yesterday with updates - you can see a copy on our website at https://carriageworks.org.uk/2019/05/14/site-update-from-pg-group-2/

2. The cultural plan, what it includes and what it doesn’t (but maybe should) include. We've drafted some thoughts for discussion which you can find on our website

3. How the Carriageworks site fits into Stokes Croft Neighbourhood Association’s emerging plans

More details about the meeting are at https://carriageworks.org.uk/2019/05/07/community-meeting-16-may-2019/

PG Group have today sent an update about the Carriageworks redevelopment: “Since we last shared the revisions to the Ashley Road façade in January CAG and PG have continued talking and this h…

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