The scheme, which was approved by Bristol City Council earlier this week, will transform the site of the former John Peer factory. The site will now be redeveloped to create a high-quality scheme to encompass a mix of three and four-bedroom houses and one and two-bedroom apartments.
All homes will be delivered as affordable housing, with homes available for people on Bristol City Council’s housing register.
Following the planning approval, work will shortly begin on delivering a high-quality scheme. The development will include sustainability and environmental features such as heat pumps and solar panels. High-quality landscaping will be delivered alongside enhanced biodiversity and a significant number of new trees across the site. There will be 146 cycle parking spaces and 34 places for vehicles.
Road access to the scheme will be from Tramway Road and there will be improved connectivity through the site to connect the new homes with neighbouring areas.
Charlie Stevens, SNG’s Interim Managing Director – West, commented: “We’re delighted to be able to proceed with this excellent scheme, which will deliver much-needed affordable homes in Bristol. It helps meet urgent housing need while creating a high-quality development that positively responds to the character of the site and its surrounding area.”
Councillor Barry Parsons, Chair of the Homes and Housing Delivery Committee, said: “This scheme will make an important contribution to meeting Bristol’s affordable housing need, including the delivery of much-needed social rent and family homes. We have a longstanding partnership with SNG, one of our HomesWest partners, and have worked alongside them for a number of years to help bring the development forward.
“The scheme is a positive example of collaborative working, showing how the council and a housing association can work together to unlock brownfield land and deliver high-quality affordable homes for people on Bristol’s housing register.”
Mark Sommerville, a director in Savills South West Planning team, based in Bristol, added that: “This permission is the culmination of many years’ work with SNG to pave the way for the regeneration of a derelict site and create more much-needed affordable housing in South Bristol.”