July Update: Questions About Glencoyne

Last month we let everyone know that on our website we had updated the questions people most frequently ask us about the plan for Glencoyne Square.

One of the questions people are very interested in is – ‘Why are we losing green space for the development’.  Here is the answer from our website, and also published in our latest The Mead magazine:

More than half of Glencoyne Square will remain as public green space. In this green space the number of trees will be increased, and there will be new wildlife friendly planting, bat and bird boxes, and bug hotels.

Currently there are 32 trees on Glencoyne Square. Although 12 will need to be removed, we will be planting to replace them. By the end of the process there will be around 58 trees in the public areas, plus 12 trees in each private courtyard, to make a new total of around 82 trees on Glencoyne Square.

There will be ongoing opportunities for residents to shape and look after the green space, building on the foundations that Bristol City Council are able to provide and maintain, to make it an even better place for Southmead.

Many residents have said that Glencoyne Square is not often used for leisure like other squares in the City. At the same time, there is a huge need for affordable housing in the Bristol. Southmead particularly needs smaller properties, like one and two-bed flats, for older people who have lived in Southmead all their lives to downsize to, and for young people and families to access their first homes.

As we are blessed to have plenty of beautiful green space in Southmead – with Badock’s Wood, Doncaster Road and Fonthill Parks, and Trymside – Bristol City Council and the members of the community who have participated in this project over the years, agree that it is reasonable to use the square for the development of needed housing and new services.

Do email us any questions you would like answered to: info@southmead.org.

To read all the latest frequently asked questions please click HERE