A community group that gives a voice to residents' concerns in Hartcliffe and Withywood wants to create a place where people can discuss planning issues.

Hartcliffe and Withywood Community Partnership has been running for 11 years, and addresses a range of issues from crime to health.

Now it is planning on starting a "neighbourhood team" that will give people a chance to have their say on problems with the local environment and planning developments.

Partnership worker Ceri Naylor, 35, said: "We are forming a neighbourhood team to work with local residents who have issues with housing.

"They could have neighbours not cleaning the rubbish in their garden and don't know where to go.

"We work with planning because in Hartcliffe and Withywood a lot of land is being sold for houses or other uses."

The partnership is based at the @symnes building near the Hartcliffe Morrisons off Hareclive Road.

It works with a number of other organisations, including Avon and Somerset police, Safer Bristol Partnership and Bristol City Council, and acts as a middle man between them and the public.

Ms Naylor said: "We are at the heart of Hartcliffe, we engage with local people and provide information and support.

"We help people who want a voice and want to make a difference, and inform decisions made about crime, health, education and the environment.

"We have a number of different task groups in these areas and run these every month."

The next public meeting is to be held in June on the theme of young people, although a date has yet to be set.

It will look at how young people can become involved in the community and what people living in the Hartcliffe and Withywood area want from them.

Issues raised at recent meetings include the environment and anti-social behaviour.

Ms Naylor said: "The environment issues can be anything from the high proportion of fly-tipping to anti-social behaviour in Wilmott park.

"There has been vandalism to new planted trees, bark ripped off and wheelie bins being burned."

For more about the partnership visit www.hwcp.org.uk.