Fishponds residents are fighting a plan for housing for the elderly and disabled due to the potential it could add to local parking pressures. Many residents wrote to Bristol City Council objecting to plans to redevelop the Vassall Centre, due to concerns it would increase traffic.
The Vassall Centre, on Gill Avenue in Fishponds, was built in 1945 as an American military base but for the past few years has been home to many small local charities. Bristol Charities, the centre’s owners, want to redevelop the site and also provide new homes.
But some of the existing car parking spaces would be removed, prompting objections from many people living nearby. Councillors on the development control A committee were due to vote on the plans on April 26, but this was deferred pending a visit to the site.
