ePetition details

Redevelopment schemes are currently targeting areas in the centre and Bedminster, both of which provide a substantial number of jobs to the local community and risk Bristol based businesses closing permanently.

The majority of these new residential constructs are likely to be extremely tall high-rise buildings which will taint the local skyline, but also mainly serve to supply more student accommodation.
The student accommodation will fail to provide any income revenue to the Bristol area, as all the money will largely go to the corporations that run these large complexes. A better solution would be to better regulate the current private student lettings.

The houses that will be included in the developments will very minimally assist the families that require the affordable housing. This is because only a few of the houses will be deemed as affordable, and the rest will further price out the rest of the local Bristolians - further gentrifying the city centre.

The removal of businesses will only further cause the decline of Bristol city centre and Bedminster while not addressing any of the issues that Bristolians are facing. Instead, I propose that it would be better for the council to step in and rejuvenate these areas to better support the local businesses existing inside them.

Started by: Oliver Fiddaman

This ePetition runs from 31/01/2025 to 30/04/2030.

One person has signed this ePetition.