Greenlight for 130 new homes in Hengrove

Detailed plans have been approved for 130 new homes at our New Fosseway Road site in Hengrove.

The new development will transform a former-school site, which has been empty for over a decade, into a new community of much-needed new homes. Half of the homes will be council-owned, including social rent and shared ownership, whilst the other half will be sold on the open market.

The development will be a mix of one and two-bedroom apartments, and two, three and four-bedroom houses, and will encourage a sustainable, energy efficient way of living. The homes will feature solar panels and air source heat pumps, alongside electric car charging points.

We are also working plans for phase two of the site, a 70-home extra care facility. This kind of housing is for older people with care and support needs who want to be active and independent.

Our Development Director, Christiana Makariou, said:

“We’re really excited about plans for this site. The high-quality, eco-focused homes will be surrounded by beautiful landscaping, lots of open  space, and park areas that can be enjoyed by the whole community.

“Our plans to develop an extra care facility on the site will hopefully create a thriving inter-generational neighbourhood here too.”

Goram Homes was set up to transform council owned land into new homes, with the high levels of council housing and social rented homes needed to tackle the city’s housing challenges.

Councillor Tom Renhard, Cabinet Member for Housing Delivery and Homelessness said:

“This is another great example of our council-owned housing company maximising the number of much-needed new council homes on this site to create a mixed and thriving new neighbourhood. These 65 new homes for social rent and shared ownership will add to the 12,534 new homes built in Bristol since 2016.”

Outline planning consent was granted in December 2022 and the design team worked with the community on the detailed plans that have now been approved.

Designs for the new intergenerational neighbourhood have already been awarded a Building with Nature accreditation, recognising the wellbeing, water and wildlife improvements that will be made.

Plans include:

• a new walking and cycling link from Petherton Road to New Fosseway Road, providing a safer and greener alternative to the Wells Road
• a new public open space and play space for new and existing residents
• new tree and hedgerow planting, alongside significant retention of existing trees and vegetation
• at least 10% improvement to nature (biodiversity net gain) on the site, including increasing the diversity of plants, and preserving the existing woodland habitat.

We will work with Vistry Group to build the new homes. We are already working together at One Lockleaze and look forward to building on the partnership.

Construction is set to start in the next few months.