One of the most controversial proposals to build new homes in Bristol in recent years looks set to be refused by councillors at City Hall next week, after planning officers recommended the scheme be turned down.
Lovell Homes’ plan to build on the Western Slopes - an area of woods and fields that slope from Novers Hill and Knowle West down to Bedminster - has attracted a total of 737 objections from local residents, and only a tiny handful of people supporting the idea.
In their report to next Wednesday’s planning committee, council officers say there are three reasons to refuse the plan.
