More than 7,000 people are petitioning the city council to stop giving permission for new buildings on Bristol’s green spaces. Councillors will debate the petition at a full council meeting next week amid ongoing concern about green areas being lost to development.
Bristol City Council declared an “ecological emergency” three years ago, responding to escalating threats to local wildlife and ecosystems. But despite that declaration, petitioners say new developments “fly in the face” of the promises then made to protect green spaces.
Green spaces at threat from construction include the Western Slopes, Brislington Meadows and Ashton Vale. The petition, organised by Martyn Cordey, will be presented to a full council meeting on Tuesday, January 10, with the mayor Marvin Rees invited to respond to its calls.
