Emerging Masterplan Mix of Uses
The scheme will deliver:
- A new part of Bristol that has an equally close relationship to the city and the North Somerset countryside;
- Approximately 9,500 new homes (including affordable housing);
- 6,000 new jobs (including a mix of office, research and light industry);
- Community facilities such as upto seven schools (primary and secondary), a library, a leisure / sports centre and health centres to provide for the new population;
- A foodstore and local retail units together with pubs, cafes and restaurants;
- A modern rapid transport system that connects the new district with the city centre and other important destinations such as the airport. New road links between the A370 and the A38 will also be created;
- Publicly accessible open spaces and parks, linked by a network of footpaths
and cycle ways for recreation and access to the city centre or open
countryside; - Integrated wildlife features to bring nature into the city; these will include green roofs, new planting and managed greenroutes provide safe routes for wildlife to move through the development;
- Low energy buildings that utilise locally sourced renewable energy and grey
water; - Strategies are being developed to minimise waste, water usage and energy
consumption are being built in from the outset. - An energy-from-waste centre that will power and heat homes from household waste
- Pedestrian friendly streets that use shared-space principles;
- Buildings, streets and spaces designed to make the most of the rolling topography and the views.
