The Three Blackbirds Inn, which closed in 2020 after operating as a pub for more than 150 years, could become a hotel if plans are approved. Neighbours in Easton have been having their say this week on the proposal, which would involve a two-storey roof extension at the front of the building, a new cafe facing onto Stapleton Road and the renovation of the rear terrace garden.
It would see the "demolition of rear pub extensions and associated extensions" and as well as the hotel, the plans also include a new apartment block facing onto Warwick Road and 23 new parking spaces. Developer the Boyce Group submitted the plans to Bristol City Council back in July 2022 and a raft of public comments were published on the council's planning portal on Thursday (January 12).
Head architect at the Boyce Group, Stephen Paradise, said he hopes the hotel will improve Stapleton Road and that the residential scheme which will provide local housing has already been approved. The marketing and viability report submitted with the documents states that ‘the community has not been adversely affected since the premises closed’ and that 'there are plenty of other public house and community facilities which are still in operation nearby'.
