With the coalition government devolving more power to local people, B&NES Council has been able to revise its growth plan. The Labour government had insisted on thousands of extra houses which would need to have been built on the edge of the city. The council has changed its ‘Core Strategy’ document to reflect local needs, but it is still not perfect.

Cllr Nicholas Coombes said “Council has passed this plan for public consultation before it is signed off. I am pleased with the overall direction of the strategy, but there are some key details which need to be looked at again. I shall be responding to the consultation and urge interested residents to do likewise.”

You can access the consultation online here ; there is a lot of reading and less than a month to go.