The Parish Council has received notification of the following Planning Applications relevant to our Parish:

• Reference: 23/04465/FUL
• Address of Proposal: 6 Hillcrest, Pensford, Bristol, BS39 4BE
• Proposal: Erection of first floor extension and alterations
• Expiry Date for Consultation:21/12/2023

• Reference: 223/04223/PIP 
• Address of Proposal: Jat Environmental Reclamation Ltd Pensford Hill Pensford Bristol BS39 4JF
• Proposal: A Permission in Principle Planning Application for the Erection of up to 4 New Build Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) and Associated Infrastructure at JAT Reclamation
• Expiry Date for Consultation:22/12/2023

To view full details, or comment individually on these applications, please visit the Bath and North East Somerset Council, Planning Portal.   

Parish Waste and Recycling Calendar to November 2024

On Sunday 12th November at the eleventh hour, villagers assembled at Pensford war memorial to remember those who volunteered, sacrificed, served, fought, and died, for our freedom. The service was led by Charles Wookey, a parishioner and retired RAF officer. 

We thank and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

We will never forget.

When you go home, tell of them and say, “For our tomorrows, they gave their today”

The Parish Council has received notification of the following Planning Applications relevant to our Parish:

• Reference: 23/04077/FUL
• Address of Proposal: 4 Station Approach, Pensford, Bristol, BS39 4AE
• Proposal: Refurbishment of existing property including modifications to primary elevation
• Expiry Date for Consultation: 23/11/2023

• Reference: 23/03848/LBA and 23/03847/FUL 
• Address of Proposal: Publow Oak Barn  Blackrock Lane Publow
• Proposal: Proposed Solar panels
• Expiry Date for Consultation: 07/12/2023

To view full details, or comment individually on these applications, please visit the Bath and North East Somerset Council, Planning Portal.   

The following report was received from our Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator:

“When reviewing their CCTV a resident of Woollard Lane in Publow has reported that a male wearing balaclava entered the back garden and walked onto the driveway at 11.20pm on Tuesday October the 31st. The offender entered two unlocked cars and sat in them for a short while, before running away when the resident turned an outside light on.

If you have any information about this incident, especially CCTV images, please call us on 101, giving reference number 5223270333 and ask that the call is tagged as NHW. Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.”

If you would like to receive other reports direct from Neighbourhood Watch please contact the Publow with Pensford Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator here.

Elizabeth Pines’ Foundation Education Trust

Applications are invited from further and higher education students for financial assistance towards the cost of books and/or other materials necessary for their studies.

Applicants must be resident in the Parish of Publow with Pensford.

Written application, giving details of the course, and what the grant is for, should be submitted to:

Andrew Hillman,
Clerk to the Trustees,
Birchwood House,
Pensford,
BS39 4NG

by 31st October, 2023

Buying oil together, to pay lower prices.

If you rely on oil for your heating and hot water, then you may have considered joining a syndicate buying group…but did you know you have your own, local, well-established group, buying throughout BANES, North Somerset, South Gloucester and Bristol?

The West of England Rural Network is a local charity promoting rural sustainability. Already well recognised in the community as the organisation from which the Village Agents operate, they have additionally, over the last 10 years, been successfully operating a syndicate oil buying scheme, aimed at reducing rural fuel poverty. By placing a single, large order once a month and negotiating with multiple national suppliers to get the best price, members may on average pay 6 pence per litre less than the average high street oil price.

Thanks to a grant awarded by Quartet Community Foundation, annual membership (*normally £20/year for domestic users) is free for domestic heating oil users aged 70 and over. The scheme is open to all residents, community buildings (£30/year) and businesses (£100/year) within Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Bristol.

If you’re interested in joining or learning more about the Community Oil Buying Scheme, give Kaz a call, on Tel: 01275 333701, email: karen@wern.org.uk or visit WERN’s website http://www.wern.org.uk/community-oil-buying-scheme/