Wootton Road housing development - stage 2

Bristol City Council’s Housing Delivery Team is progressing a planning application for a new 100 per cent affordable council housing development on a car park site on Wootton Road. We have been working with Emmett Russell 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 the 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 public space.

Proposals for the site indicate space for around seven new homes made up of flats and a bungalow. 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 mature trees will be retained, new trees planted and existing accesses will also be retained.

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 seven new homes along with an improved public space 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:

• 41 properties were invited to participate in the survey.
• 33 individuals responded.
• 82% 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 but were concerned about parking and affordable housing provision.
• Trees and public green – People expressed concern that a loss of trees and green space would have an impact on the community and their well-being.
• Play space - People expressed concern that a loss of green space would have an impact on children.
• Nature – People said they were concerned about the impact of development on wildlife and ecology.
• Parking – People expressed concern that new housing could have an impact on the area’s existing demand for parking.
• Site access – People were concerned they would no longer be able to access the site, and neighbouring properties were concerned they would not be able to access their properties.
• Impact on neighbouring properties – People expressed concern that their property would be overlooked or overshadowed by development.
• Crime and anti-social behaviour – People expressed concern about increased crime and anti-social behaviour in the area.

How your feedback will be used

This feedback has now 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.