The final statutory objection to plans for more than 500 new homes on a green field site on the edge of Bristol has been dropped, after Natural England said they were no longer worried about the impact the development would have on local bats.
Councillors will decide on Wednesday on the plans for the development called ‘Longmoor Village’, which is being linked to the project to build a ‘Sporting Quarter’, including a huge 5,000-capacity arena, hotel, three blocks of flats and a multi-storey car park next to Ashton Gate Stadium in South Bristol.
There was another boost to the plans on the eve of the decision by councillors. South Bristol MP Karin Smyth said that, even though she rarely comments on planning applications, she was backing both the Sporting Quarter plans and the 510 new homes nearby.
