Bristol City Council opposes plans to turn former Fishponds care home into huge HMOsThere would be 19 bedsits at the Fishponds propertyView Image Former care home Chasefield House in Fishponds (Image: Google Maps)Bristol City Council is urging government planning inspectors to refuse permission to turn a former care home in Fishponds into two huge shared houses. ‌As previously reported, neighbours have objected to the proposed conversion of Chasefield House, Fishponds Road, into a total of 19 bedsits because of fears about pedestrian safety and parking problems. ‌The two houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) – one a 10-bed and the other nine – would be operated by Creative Independent Living, which provides accommodation and support for vulnerable people on behalf of the city council’s social services. But City Hall’s planning team can still make representations and give advice, and it has now asked that the scheme is refused. ‌In its submissions, Bristol City Council said: “It is concluded that the development would give rise to unacceptable traffic conditions and would fail to provide an appropriate level of safe, secure, accessible, and usable parking.