Craydon Road housing development - stage 2

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Engagement has concluded

Bristol City Council’s Housing Delivery Team is progressing a planning application for a new 100 per cent affordable council housing development on a former garage site accessed from Craydon Road. We are working with Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands Architects to develop a proposal for the site.

Following the first stage of public engagement in August 2024, feedback received from members of the public and other stakeholders has now been incorporated into the proposals. The current designs are now detailed enough to carry out a second stage of public engagement providing an update on the planning process, the latest proposals, and an opportunity to give further comments before a planning application is submitted in March 2025.


Who are we?

Bristol City Council’s Housing Delivery Team help to deliver new affordable housing projects across the city. This includes a focus on building and acquiring new council homes. It also involves working with a range of partners, including housing associations, community groups and developers to increase the supply of new affordable housing throughout Bristol.


What are we looking to do?

Bristol City Council’s Housing Delivery Team is aiming to regenerate this site. The new development will incorporate the needs of existing and future residents, as well as the needs of the wider city, by providing good quality new affordable housing and improved landscaping.

Proposals for the site indicate space for around six new houses. These homes will be sustainable and low carbon.

Ecology and biodiversity will be considered as part of the planning application, with the aim to improve biodiversity on the site. The majority of trees will be retained and new trees planted.


Your feedback

Last August we launched the first stage of engagement to inform members of the public about the council’s aspiration to develop the site for affordable housing.

Initial proposals outlined plans to deliver six new homes and landscaping that supports ecology and biodiversity. A site plan and a survey were published inviting residents to tell us what they thought about the initial development proposals.

Here is a summary of the responses:

  • 73 properties were invited to participate in the survey.
  • 85 individuals responded.
  • 66% of these responses came from postcodes near the site.

The following themes were seen in the responses:

  • New homes – Some people supported the principle of development.
  • Parking – People expressed concern that new housing could have an impact on the area’s existing demand for parking.
  • Impact on neighbouring properties – Some people expressed concern that their property would be overlooked or overshadowed by development. People were also concerned about disruption from construction work.
  • Overdevelopment - People expressed concern for the amount and size of homes being proposed.
  • Site access and road safety – Some people expressed concern for decreased traffic safety on Craydon Road.
  • Crime and anti-social behaviour – People expressed concern about increased crime and anti-social behaviour in the area.
  • Lack of public services – People expressed concern for increased pressure on public services and existing infrastructure.
  • Lack of play and public space – Some people requested communal or play space is provided on the site.
  • Nature – People said they were concerned about the impact of development on wildlife and ecology.


How your feedback will be used

The majority of feedback has been incorporated into the proposals and the current designs are now detailed enough to carry out a second stage of engagement to ask for your views. Any feedback received will be reviewed and incorporated into the designs where possible.


Have your say

This survey was open from Thursday 23 January 2025 and closed at midnight on Tuesday 13 February 2025.


Bristol City Council’s Housing Delivery Team is progressing a planning application for a new 100 per cent affordable council housing development on a former garage site accessed from Craydon Road. We are working with Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands Architects to develop a proposal for the site.

Following the first stage of public engagement in August 2024, feedback received from members of the public and other stakeholders has now been incorporated into the proposals. The current designs are now detailed enough to carry out a second stage of public engagement providing an update on the planning process, the latest proposals, and an opportunity to give further comments before a planning application is submitted in March 2025.


Who are we?

Bristol City Council’s Housing Delivery Team help to deliver new affordable housing projects across the city. This includes a focus on building and acquiring new council homes. It also involves working with a range of partners, including housing associations, community groups and developers to increase the supply of new affordable housing throughout Bristol.


What are we looking to do?

Bristol City Council’s Housing Delivery Team is aiming to regenerate this site. The new development will incorporate the needs of existing and future residents, as well as the needs of the wider city, by providing good quality new affordable housing and improved landscaping.

Proposals for the site indicate space for around six new houses. These homes will be sustainable and low carbon.

Ecology and biodiversity will be considered as part of the planning application, with the aim to improve biodiversity on the site. The majority of trees will be retained and new trees planted.


Your feedback

Last August we launched the first stage of engagement to inform members of the public about the council’s aspiration to develop the site for affordable housing.

Initial proposals outlined plans to deliver six new homes and landscaping that supports ecology and biodiversity. A site plan and a survey were published inviting residents to tell us what they thought about the initial development proposals.

Here is a summary of the responses:

  • 73 properties were invited to participate in the survey.
  • 85 individuals responded.
  • 66% of these responses came from postcodes near the site.

The following themes were seen in the responses:

  • New homes – Some people supported the principle of development.
  • Parking – People expressed concern that new housing could have an impact on the area’s existing demand for parking.
  • Impact on neighbouring properties – Some people expressed concern that their property would be overlooked or overshadowed by development. People were also concerned about disruption from construction work.
  • Overdevelopment - People expressed concern for the amount and size of homes being proposed.
  • Site access and road safety – Some people expressed concern for decreased traffic safety on Craydon Road.
  • Crime and anti-social behaviour – People expressed concern about increased crime and anti-social behaviour in the area.
  • Lack of public services – People expressed concern for increased pressure on public services and existing infrastructure.
  • Lack of play and public space – Some people requested communal or play space is provided on the site.
  • Nature – People said they were concerned about the impact of development on wildlife and ecology.


How your feedback will be used

The majority of feedback has been incorporated into the proposals and the current designs are now detailed enough to carry out a second stage of engagement to ask for your views. Any feedback received will be reviewed and incorporated into the designs where possible.


Have your say

This survey was open from Thursday 23 January 2025 and closed at midnight on Tuesday 13 February 2025.