Re: A Worrying Development At The Fleece.

[Steve <bluaero@gm...com>]

Wow. That's quite a situation you have brewing over there. I would love 
to help, but I'm afraid that anything coming from someone stateside 
would probably be given about as much consideration as a facebook post.
If there's any other way I can help, let me know.



On 5/20/2014 1:59 PM, Chris Sharp wrote:
> Hi again
>
> I've had something on my mind for a while which I've decided I need to 
> share with you all.
> The Fleece is currently under threat from a London based property 
> development company who have acquired the massive office block right 
> outside the front door and have submitted plans to Bristol City 
> Council to turn it into about 50 privately owned residential flats. 
> Obviously this would be disastrous for the venue if it is approved. I 
> have been fighting our corner for the last 6 months and things are now 
> coming to a head. There is a link at the end of this email where 
> anyone is free to browse the plans for themselves. Members of the 
> public are invited to submit their objections by May 21st (tomorrow!). 
> My solicitor has advised me against my suggestion of a massive social 
> media/facebook campaign as it could do more harm than good with the 
> possibility of hundreds of emotionally charged knee-jerk objections 
> submitted without reasoned arguments or proper consideration.
> The reason I have decided to post this here is because you are all 
> fans of The Blue Aeroplanes and it's the band who own the venue. 
> People who subscribe to this list also come across as an older, more 
> intellectual group than the random 20,000 Facebook followers we have 
> on the venue's social media network. If any of you have the time to 
> read through some of the documents it would be really appreciated if a 
> few of you could submit a couple of well reasoned and thoughtfully 
> considered objections to these plans on the basis that the development 
> opens the way for countless future noise complaints which would 
> threaten the existence of a vibrant live music venue which is vital to 
> Bristol's cultural development. The Fleece currently has no nearby 
> residential dwellings which is why the council has not received a 
> single noise complaint against it in the last 10 years. This proposed 
> development will put people's bedroom windows 12.5 metres away from 
> the stage! I have been advised that the council will take into 
> consideration any objection received after the deadline as long as 
> they are submitted before the date of the hearing on 29th May.
> http://planningonline.bristol.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=N352F8DNGYW00 
>
> Thanks
>
> Chris Sharp
>
>
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