Plans for a new cafe on the Downs are set to get refused next week as they would mean an “unacceptable loss of open space”.
The cafe would replace existing public toilets off the Circular Road near the Sea Walls, and would include new public toilets and a small education centre. However, concerns were raised about building on grassland, as the new cafe would be much larger than the toilets.
Bristol City Council’s development control committee will likely refuse planning permission for the cafe on Wednesday, June 29. In April, councillors on the committee said development on the Downs could lead to further new buildings, and asked officers for reasons to refuse.
