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‘Less Canary Wharf, more Kings Cross’
Derelict buildings and land around Temple Meads will be transformed into homes, offices and new squares under plans to create the “Kings Cross of Bristol”.
The council has released new images as they launch their 25-year plan to change the area in what is considered to be the biggest regeneration project in the UK.
A consultation is now underway for a “spatial framework” – outlined in the new pictures and video fly-through – to follow when deciding on future planning permission for the area which stretches from Temple Gate to the Paintworks.
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The plans include:
– Two new entrances for Temple Meads station and a road-width walkway running underneath to connect the station with Cattle Market Road.
– New homes and offices replacing derelict buildings like the old Royal Mail sorting office which can be seen when arriving by train.
– A new park with a wharf for boating and water activities at Totterdown Basin, at the back of the current Motion nightclub.
“The Enterprise Zone will become a thriving new city quarter and will, in time, deliver a fitting welcome for the thousands of people who travel into Temple Meads station every day, in contrast to the dereliction and ugliness that has been the arrival experience for too many years,” mayor George Ferguson said.
“This is a long term vision for the area and I would like to encourage residents and businesses to comment on the plans.”
The plan will act as a guide to follow when approving planning permission for private developers who are expected to carry out most of the work.
The mayor said the plans would complete a triangle of three main centres for Bristol – The Fountains, the Shopping Quarter and now the Temple Quarter.
He denied that the new enterprise zone would be Bristol’s Canary Wharf. “Less Canary Wharf, more Kings Cross,” he said.