Massive landscape change plans for 555 new homes near park and walk site

Developers with plans to build up to 555 new homes in Somerset hope to submit plans this summer. Bellway wants to create a new “environmentally sensitive community of up to 555 homes” on a site next to Brislington Park and Ride in Bristol.

The 38-acre site is earmarked for housing in the new Bristol Local Plan, which the city council recently submitted to the Secretary of State for consideration. A Bellway spokesman said, subject to masterplan approval, Bellway hoped to submit detailed plans for the project to Bristol City Council in the summer of 2024 and start the construction program in 2025 or 2026.

The fields are between Brislington Park and Ride and the former Wyevale Garden Center on the A4 Bath Road in Brislington, just off the city border with Bath and North East Somerset. The housebuilder is proposing a new quarter, off the A4 Bath, which would bring sustainable transport links, investment in local infrastructure and provide around 190 affordable homes, as well as the opportunity for community-led and self-build homes.

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Bellway Strategic Land, which is overseeing early-stage, long-term developments for Bellway, also launched a public consultation process on Friday (17 May) and will end on 14 June. Fergus Thomas, Strategic Land Director (Central) for Bellway, said: “Our plans would see us take a site that has historically been used for quarrying and coal mining and, after land remediation, turn it into a brand new community that will bring a number of benefits to the area.

“We want to know what people think about the plans. Feedback will be used to influence the design of this new community. Bristol needs new homes. We are also aware of the environmental, climate and ecological change issues facing the city.”

Bellway Strategic Land has established some key principles for the project, which are: