30 Year Anniversary

September 12, 2025September 12, 2025stroudbdaBlog, EventsBuilding, StroudLeave a comment

The Stroud Building Design Association has now been going for 30 years. Originally set up to provide CPD for small practices involved in the design of buildings working in the Stroud area, there have been many members over the years.

Now, post COVID, and providers of CPD taking their courses on-line, find speakers is becoming more difficult. However, there are still a number of professionals in a range of disciplines who meet up for networking (second Wednesday of each month) at the Stroud Brewery.

See calendar for dates and times of events.

Building on Merrywalks, Stroud

April 8, 2025April 8, 2025stroudbdaBlogBuilding, Change of Use, StroudLeave a comment

Axiom House on Merrywalks has been granted planning permission for a change of use from offices to 18 residential appartments.

Further details on the Stroud District Council Planning Portal: Reference S.25/0270/P3E

1.5M homes planned in England but skilled workers lacking

February 28, 2025February 28, 2025stroudbdaBlogArchitecture, Stroud, teachingLeave a comment

BBC Radio Gloucestershire

1.5 million new homes are due to be constructed in the UK over the next few years. BBC Radio’s Esme Ashcroft, has been talking to construction teachers in Stroud. Listen at the link below.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0kqbcln

Stroud Preservation Trust – Chapels of Rest

March 27, 2024March 27, 2024stroudbdaBlogConservation, StroudLeave a comment

SPT are discussing taking on the former Chapels of Rest at the Bisley Road cemetery in Stroud. This has long been redundant and requires numerous repairs and updating improvements to enable more beneficial uses. Initially essential repairs and updating of building services will be considered to enable temporary community, art and performing uses with longer term improvements and occupation conditional on future funding availability.

www.stroudpreservationtrust.org.uk

Photograph of The Chapels of Rest, Stroud, courtesy of Steve Hurrell

Planning permission granted for “Missing Mile” of historic canal restoration

March 8, 2024May 1, 2024stroudbdaBlogcanal, Stroud, stroudwaterLeave a comment

Permission has been provided to complete the “missing mile” of the Stroudwater Canal and will include the construction of a new canal channel from John Robinson (Westfield) Lock at Eastington near Westfield Bridge to connect with the new channel already constructed at the A38 roundabout.

Stroud Water Canal "Missing Mile"

The route diverts away from the historic route of the canal, as this original route has been built on at the motorway junction, highway depot and A38 roundabout and link road. The new canal channel diverts south from Westfield bridge before going under the motorway, sharing the existing River Frome underpass with a dividing wall which will act as a flood barrier.

Cotswold Canals Trust is currently scaling up its restoration volunteer teams with the skills, equipment and resources required to deliver this project. Anyone interested in volunteering on this historic project to restore the Stroudwater Navigation can find out more at cotswoldcanals.org/volunteer/volunteering-opportunities/

https://www.stroud.gov.uk/news-archive/planning-permission-granted-for-missing-mile-of-historic-canal-restoration