Our proposals at a glance
- 260 new homes including 30% affordable housing (managed by Bristol City Council or a housing association) with access off Broomhill Road
- Proposals that focus on nature and landscape quality, with a commitment to an overall increase of 10% biodiversity achieved on and off site
- An integrated '20-minute neighbourhood' where schools; shops; work opportunities; Victory Park and Eastwood Farm, and public transport are within walking distance, helping alleviate air quality and congestion
- New formal and informal play spaces and new pedestrian and cycle routes heading south and north, east and west
- Investment in the local area through the Community Infrastructure Levy
Winter Health and Safety tree works at Brislington Meadows
Thu 30th Jan 2025 at 17:00Winter tree works are planned at Brislington Meadows, to attend to dead elms within hedgerows and along the footpath from Bonville Road. Overhanging tree branches to the garages near Alison Road, plus felling of a dead sycamore at this location will be carried out at the same time. The works are health and safety related to reduce impact on the public. The works have been checked for ecological impact and approved by Homes England’s ecologist, the felled wood will either be chipped or stacked in habitat piles, the elms within the hedgerows on the meadows left a 1.3 m high habitat poles.
The contractor will have machinery on Alison Road and various other parts of the site but will not be blocking access for any extended period of time, please be aware and understanding of the workforce when in the area if they ask for you divert or wait for them to make a safe passage past.
The works are due to be completed Tuesday 4th February by Steward Woodland and Land Management.
Bonville Road boundary work
Wed 9th Oct 2024 at 09:08Work to finalise the post and rail boundary fencing along Bonville Road, which began earlier this year, is set to recommence next week and is expected to last approximately two days. The remaining sections of old post and wire fencing will be removed and replaced with post and rail. Some minor scrub clearance will also take place to integrate the new fencing with existing natural barriers, creating a secure boundary. The work is being done outside of seasonal ecological constraints.
Key project milestones
Site acquired
March 2020Main consultation
8 December 2021 to 16 January 2022Review of public feedback and refinement of plans
Early 2022Outline planning application submitted
April 2022Planning appeal submitted
October 2022Outline planning permission granted
April 2023Submission of reserved matters application
Summer 2025Homes England, in partnership with the appointed developer, intends to submit a reserved matters application for the site in the summer of 2025. This will determine the detailed design of the homes, community buildings and public spaces.
