More Homes Planned For Yate

More homes are being planned for Yate, near to the

site already earmarked for 3,000 new homes.

David Wilson Homes wants to build an unspecified

number of homes on a hectare of industrial land, off Randolph Avenue, at the

southern end of Brimsham Park.

The plan for more homes has not come with the

warmest welcome to local residents. The 3,000 already proposed homes have already

caused some contention and the possibility of up to 40 more will not go down

well either.

David Wilson Homes is drawing up a concept

statement for housing and has announced a public consultation event later this

month.

Mark Crosby, spokesman for Consensus Consultation

on behalf of David Wilson Homes, said: "David

Wilson Homes has approached the council with a view to redeveloping the land

for residential use. South Gloucestershire Council has suggested that the

company carries out consultation on a concept statement‚ in order to explore

alternative options for the site such as residential development. As part of

the pre-application process, a planning exhibition will be held at Yate Outdoor

Sports Complex on Monday, November 21 (2.30-7.30pm) in order that the local

community can comment on David Wilson Home's emerging proposals for the

site."

Local Councillor Chris Willmore has said "It is such an important site,"

she said. "It is the point at which Brimsham Park joins existing

residential development to the south and there are far better ways to use the

land to link and support both communities than just shoving up more houses

there. We are completely opposed to the current plans, they are premature, and

merely dump yet more houses on our town, which does not need them."

Will this proposal get the go ahead? It's not looking positive for them at the moment but I do

hope that councillors don't just dump extra homes on the plan because they can,

and that they think about the implications first.

What do you feel

about more houses being planned for Yate?