Proposals for more than 20,000 jobs and up to 10,000 new homes in Bristol over the next 25 years are part of a newly published “vision” for one of the biggest regeneration projects in the country.
Plans to transform the Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone and the industrial inner suburb of St Philip’s Marsh, are expected to bring £1.6bn to the city's economy each year.
They will centre around the refurbishment of Temple Meads station, and will include multiple mixed-use developments including at Temple Gate and Temple Island, and the University of Bristol’s £300m Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus.
There are also early-stage plans to create a series of neighbourhoods in St Philip’s Marsh which would integrate employment opportunities with residential areas. These will be linked with the surrounding east Bristol communities and be within walking distance of the station.
Local businesses, transport organisations and the public will be consulted by Bristol City Council over the next 12 months on the new “vision” for the project.
The plans have been laid out by a local development framework, jointly commissioned by the council, Network Rail, Homes England and the West of England Combined Authority (WECA).
Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees said: “We want the area to become a blueprint for city regeneration that is done in the right way, by meeting the needs of our growing city, as well as those of local people, businesses and the environment.
“This transformative project will help us to tackle the challenges posed by climate change, the housing crisis, and a changing employment landscape head-on.”
The West of England region's metro mayor Tim Bowles added: “This is an enormous regeneration project with so much potential, and that is why I am so pleased that the Combined Authority and Local Enterprise Partnership have been able to provide around £60m of funding to progress it to this point.
“Working with partners and the local community, I want to see this project become a catalyst, creating a new contemporary space for the city and wider West of England area, which will leave a lasting, positive legacy for generations to come.”
