Our source is Hannah Smith, Planning Officer who co-ordinated the review of the Conservation Area Character Appraisal. We checked the current status of the extra triangle directly with her, and she confirmed that it is now included in the Conservation Area, following the consultation on the Draft Appraisal.

I have copied this to her, to give you her email address, and if you find out that we have been misinformed pleae let me know and I will, of course, change the item.

With regard to the second statement that we consider wrong, my impression is that both you, and UBHT as your clients, genuinely believe that you have ‘done the right thing’ just by showing us the draft plans, though you will also be aware that simply ignoring our concerns and saying they are best dealt with through the planning system, is hardly ‘involvement’ in the normal sense of the word. However, this approach falls far short of what Bristol, in line with many other councils, is now expecting from developers, but we are still optimistic that, with proper involvement, we can save everyone’s time (and some money) by helping to develop schemes that we can then simply support.