Below are our recent public statements to Council meetings and responses to consultations and planning issues.
All these statements were agreed by the Parks Forum Committee and submitted on behalf of the Bristol Parks Forum
Recent Statements to Council Meetings
Full Council – Statement on Corporate Strategy – 13 May 2025
Public Health and Communities Policy Committee Questions – 9 May 2025
Public Health and Communities Policy Committee Statement – 9 May 2025
Environment and Sustainability Policy Committee – 3 April 2025
Public Health and Communities Policy Committee –Question 22 Nov 2024
Public Health and Communities Policy Committee –23 August 2024
Recent Statements on Planning etc
Bristol Local Plan Examination – A new large Park in St Phillips Marsh – Feb 2025
Letter ref Western Harbour – 14 Nov 2024
Response on WECA and North Somerset Local Nature Recovery Toolkit – May 2024
Other Statements, Letters of Support etc
Bristol, Nature Towns & Cities – Letter of support – April 2025
Bristol City Council Elections 2024
Questions from Bristol Parks Forum for local council candidates
BPF Press Release 14th April 2024
Responses to questions for local candidates – as at 26th April 2024
BCC Parks and Green Spaces Strategy 2024
Cabinet – Parks and Green Space Strategy and Investment in Parks – 5th March 2024
Bristol Parks Forum response to the PGSS 22 Jan 2024 (pdf) >>
BCC Parks & Green Spaces Strategy Consultation >>
Final BCC Parks & Green Spaces Strategy >>
Local Plan Review 2024
Bristol Parks Forum Representations, covering letter (pdf) 26 Jan 2024 >>
Bristol Parks Forum Summary of Representations (pdf) 26 Jan 2024 >>
BPF Response to 2019 consultaion on green space policies and designations
BCC Local Plan Review website >>
Statements to Council Meetings 2022 & 23
Statement Communities Scrutiny Commission – 14th September 2023
Questions Communities Scrutiny Commission – 14th September 2023
Investing in Parks – Cabinet 4th April 2023
Budget Report – Cabinet 24th January 2023
Council budget proposals – Resources Scrutiny Commission 22nd/23rd November 2022
Ecological Emergency Action Plan – Communities Scrutiny Commission 17th November 2022
Parks and Green Strategy – Communities Scrutiny Commission 3rd October 2022
Responses to Consultations 2022 & 23
Budget proposals for 2024- 25 consultation – 20th December 2023
Frome Gateway Framework – 3rd December 2023
Bristol City Centre Development Framework – 3rd October 2023
Large Green Space at St Phillips – 19th July 2023
Managing for Green Space – March 2023
Temple Quarter Development Framework – March 2023
Local Plan Review – January 2023
Budget Proposals – December 2022
Responses to Planning Applications 2023
Pre-planning application on Barrs Street/Debenhams – June 2023
Heating Network – Statement to Development Control Committee – April 2023
Land North of Junction of Gas Lane with Freestone Road – Objection March 2023
Heating Network Development Order – Objection January 2023