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Multi-million pound plan for Cribbs Patchway
Thousands of new homes will be built in north Bristol, creating a Cribbs Patchway New Neighbourhood (CPNN), after a multi-million pound package was agreed by South Gloucestershire Council.
£110m from landowners and developers will fund the new facilities and transport infrastructure to support nearly 6000 new homes. New schools, transport links and community and employment land allocation is also part of the deal.
The package includes:
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- Five new schools, including a new secondary school and four primary schools
- Four new nurseries
- Two community centres and a multi-use community hub with provision for GP health services
- £30 million will be provided for transport infrastructure, to be match-funded by the council
- Nearly 1,000 new affordable homes provided across the development at no cost to the council
- Recreational, leisure facilities and allotments.
Cllr Dave Hockey, Chair of the Development Control West Committee, said the decision is a “major milestone for the Cribbs Patchway New Neighbourhood”.
He added: “Provisions have been made for two new rail stations and the Metrobus which are very important in addressing the additional journeys associated with such a major development. Arrangements are also being made for the relocation of the Air Ambulance and police helicopters.
“The council has worked closely with the leading landowners and developers, and other stakeholders, to secure the £110 million deal. We will continue to work closely with local community leaders in the surrounding South Gloucestershire and Bristol areas to address the impacts of the new neighbourhood to ensure its benefits are maximised as the development takes shape over the next decade.”
With approximately 5,700 houses, around 50 hectares of employment land, open spaces, schools and community facilities, the new neighbourhood brings forward plans for the redevelopment of the former Filton Airfield site following the announcement of its closure in 2012.
At the same committee meeting, members also agreed to grant planning permission for a major element of the development. The scheme by Persimmon Homes will see the construction of 1,000 new homes and a primary school being developed on land at Wyke Beck Road.
The new Cribbs/Patchway neighbourhood will be developed over the next 10-15 years.
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