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Civic Society Objects to Loft Conversion
12 March 2018
The Civic Society objected to the proposed to the dormer extension of the loft conversion at 196 Milton Road. The box like structure will do much harm to the...
Civic Society Objects to Elements of the Conversion of Union House to Flats
12 March 2018
An objection has been made to some of the detail of the change of use of first and second floors from offices to residential and the construction of third fl...
Civic Society Objects to Demolishing of Garden Wall at 47 Beach Road
02 March 2018
The Civic Society objected to the demolition of the front boundary wall at 47 Beach Road. This was based on the principle that original boundary walls should...
Civic Society Objects to Demolition of Garden Wall at 13 Montpelier
26 February 2018
The Civic Society objected to the removal of the stone boundary wall and the use of the garden to provide car parking. The property lies is in a Conservation...
Civic Society Objects to Design of Weston College Health and Leisure Skills Centre
07 December 2017
The Society objected to appearance when viewed from the Bridgwater Road (A370) of the proposed new development of the Health and Active living skills centre ...
Civic Society Objects to Change of Use in Orchard Street
09 November 2017
An objection was raised for the change of use of 49/51 Orchard Street from a commercial premise into dwellings. There is no formulated plan for the Orc...
Civic Society Objects to Loss of Balconies
01 November 2017
The Civic Society objects to aspects of the conversion and remodelling of property at 26 Bristol Road Lower. The loss of one quarter of the recessed balconie...
Civic Society Objects to Change of Use in Meadow Street
30 October 2017
The Civic Society has objected and commented on the application for a change of use from commercial retail unit into a residential dwelling at 76 - 80 Meadow...
Civic Society Objects to Development at 4 Beaconsfield Road
06 September 2017
The society objected to the application to erect two semi-detached two-bedroom houses at the land to the rear of 4 Beaconsfield Road. A two storey infi...
Civic Society Supports New Entrance to Christ Church in Montpelier
05 September 2017
The Civic Society is pleased to support the application to alter the width of main entrance gates at Christ Church in Montpelier. The design work...
Civic Society Objects to Extending Parking at 3 Ridgeway Avenue
01 September 2017
The CS considers granting this request to extend the existing dropped kerb and create a gravel parking area would necessitate the demotion of the hand crafte...
Civic Society Objects to Garage Plan for 23 Cecil Road
30 August 2017
The proposal to build a similar garage to the two connected to the adjacent 21b Cecil Road would require the loss of a portion of the fine stone wall in the ...
Civic Society Objects to Plans for Royal Hotel Extension
18 August 2017
The society accepts that a modern/contemporary approach to the design of an extension to a listed building can, if handled sensitively, be successful. Howeve...
Planning Committee Refuse Adverts on the Seafront
15 June 2017
The was an application to use selected lampposts on the seafront for fixed advertising banners. The Civic Society mobilised sufficient objections to force th...
Grove Park Pergola Opened
12 May 2017
On Friday 12th May the new pergola in Grove Park was opened. The picture shows members of the Civic Society with representatives of Weston S...
Civic Society Comments on 43 Boulevard
02 May 2017
A strong objection to the application for the erection of large rear extension and demolition of the stone boundary wall at 43 ...
Civic Society Comments on Lynton House
28 April 2017
The Civic Society would clearly like to see this site redeveloped from its current dilapidated state following fire damage and ...
Civic Society Comments on 23 Montpelier
19 April 2017
The Civic Society welcomed in broad terms the erection of a block of 6 flats and a separate house at 23 Montpelier. It was cons...
Civic Society Objects to Increase in Height of Boundary Wall
19 April 2017
An objection was raised over the application to raise the height of stone garden wall from 1.09 metre to 2 metre at 21 Clarendo...
Civic Society Objects to Lamppost Adverts on Seafront
22 March 2017
An objection was rased against the proposal to use selected lampposts for fixed advertising banners as it will cheapen th...
Civic Society Comments on 1 Bournville Road,
22 March 2017
The application was to create a single family dwelling however the detail showed there were to be of five bedrooms with en suit...
Civic Society Objects to Plaster Board Recycling Plant
21 March 2017
The Civic Society objected to the plan to locate a plaster board recycling plant at the former Research Station,Hutton Moor Lan.
Civic Society Comments on 8 Albert Quadrant
10 March 2017
The Civic Society supported the application from 8 Victoria Quadrant to demolish their existing fairly non-descript ‘bathroom block’ ...
Civic Society Comments on Pre Application
03 March 2017
The Civic Society commented on a pre-application approval to build either a detached dwelling or a house extension at 28 Grove Park Road.
The Civic...
Civic Society Supports Town Square Changes
31 January 2017
The Civic Society (CS) was pleased to be asked to participate in the sessions to discuss possible layouts and future requirements for the Town Square/Italian...
Civic Society Objects to an Application to Demolish a Villa.
28 January 2017
The Civic Society strongly objects to the proposal to demolish 60 Bristol Road Lower and replace it with 3 blocks of flats. The property is a fine example of...
Civic Society has Concerns Over Visual Impact of Proposed Changes to Winter Gardens
28 January 2017
The above picture is the current plant on the roof of the Winter Gardens which cannot be seen from ground level. There are plans to install a new ventilation...
Town Square Design Revealed
21 December 2016
WORK TO START ON TRANSFORMING TOWN SQUARE Work to transform a key public space in the heart of Weston-super-Mare town centre is ...
Looking Up - The Architecture of Weston
15 December 2016
Civic Society Response to Town Centre Regeneration Consultation
15 December 2016
The Civic Society considerd the document was well presented and supported most of its content. It welcomed that one of the main themes was &ldquo...
Civic Society Objects to Residential Extension in Coombe Road
21 November 2016
The application to build a first floor residential extension above four garages ignores the now established building line and in doing so compromises t...
Birnbeck Pier Community Learning Center
09 November 2016
As a major part of Weston-super-Mare's history and d...
Town Centre Regeneration Consultation
07 November 2016
Draft supplementary planning document North Somerset Council have written a...
Civic Society Comments on the Revised Plan for the Winter Gardens
18 October 2016
When the original application was published for the Weston College plans for the Winter Gardens the Civic Society commented on the need to improve the ...
Civic Society Comments on 1-3 Alexandra Parade
12 September 2016
The use of the vacant second floor office space for residential use is generally welcomed although bein...
Civic Society Comments on the Conversion of the Raglan Arms
11 September 2016
The Civic Society welcomes investment in the Raglan Arms to improve the quality of the immediate environment although i
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Civic Society Objects to Conversion of 3 Hatfield Road into Flats
11 September 2016
Hatfield Road is a pleasant and intact Victorian environment characteristically defined by the generous space between the semi-detached villas and the handso...
Civic Society Comments on Shopfront Renovation at 3 Boulevard
11 September 2016
This application follows on from a previously withdrawn application to convert this former Est...
Civic Society Supports the Conversion of Old Print Works
29 August 2016
The Civic Society is pleased to support the planning application to convert the old print factory in Gloucester Street into 6 town houses with parking....
Civic Society Objects to 10 Centre Planning Application
23 August 2016
Much effort and co-operation amongst the owners has been expended in brightening up The Centre and in doing so reinforcing its Art Deco origins. The or...
Civic Society Objects to Regent Planning Application
20 July 2016
The Civic Society has objected to the replacement of the existing advertidment on the Regent with an illuminated version with a clock (16/P/1592/ADV).&...
Dolphin Square - Then & Now
19 July 2016
As the Dolphin Square ...
Weston Hazy Days - A Style Change
18 July 2016
A video of the recent Hazy Days event is now online - https://www.youtub...
Planning Update
09 July 2016
During the first half of 2016 the Civic Society has submitted objections to 6 planning applications which have been shown under Latest News. We now bring you...
Civic Society Objects to Linton Hotel Planning Application
20 June 2016
In principle the redevelopment of this dilapidated site is welcomed and the the reconstruction to the original detail of the facades of the two villa f...
Civic Society Objects to 3 Boulevard Planning Application
18 June 2016
The Civic Society has objected to the change of use from an Estate Agency to3 flats at 3 Boulevard. It is conside...
Birnbeck Regenetation - A Statement
18 May 2016
At the 'Regeneration of Birnbeck' meeting on 17 May Richard Griffin of the Birnback Regeneration Trust stated that North Somerset Counc...
Civic Society Objects to 15 Southside Planning Application
16 May 2016
Then Civic Society has objected to a planning application for a development in the rear garden of 15 Southside (16/P/0570/F). For this to take place there would
The Ideas Festival - 16 April
07 April 2016
Do you live or work in the centre of Weston-super-Mare and have ideas about how you wo...
North Somerset Site Allocations Plan (Consultation Draft)
10 March 2016
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