Plenty of plans are afoot which are likely to change how Bristol’s skyline will look for the foreseeable future.
There’s no doubt the city faces a housing shortage - and the city council has has pledged to continue building 2,000 each year, with 2,563 built last year. The authority has previously estimated that there will be more than 500,000 people living within the city limits by 2050.
One way to meet the demand is to build up. And there have been several plans unveiled over the past year for tower blocks, some more than 20 storeys high. Although facing some opposition, they might be the only answer in a city wanting to also protect its green fields.
Here are 10 of those plans which would see Bristol’s skyline feature several more silhouettes in the next decade.
5. ‘Landmark’ plan for 16-storey student block next to ‘bridge to nowhere’ in St Philips
Plans have been revealed to redevelop the industrial site next to St Philip’s Bridge – the so-called ‘bridge to nowhere’ - with a huge landmark student block up to 16 storeys high, a gym and a new public open space. The development will be on the St Philip’s side of the river between St Philip’s Bridge and an old railway bridge, which also takes people across the river towards Totterdown. The site, in Albert Road, will be 300 metres from Bristol University’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus. | AHMM
6. Lawrence Hill barrow road plans
Developers are proposing to building around 340 new homes: a mix of town houses alongside Tenby Street, behind Whitehall Printing and Barrow Road, stepping back to a ten and 16 storey residential building where the current warehouse stands. Consultations are continuing with the community. | Galliard Homes
7. Whitehouse Street regeneration
City Hall chiefs have given the green light for a major regeneration project in South Bristol including 2,000 new homes. A master plan for the area around Whitehouse Street in Bedminster has been approved, paving the way for a complete transformation of the area. Advertisement | BCC
8. Former Selco store in Bedminster
Site of the former Selco store in Sheene Way where 200 homes are set to be built as part of a ‘car free’ complex. Developer the PG Group says the mix of one, two and three bedroom flats will provide a substantial bank of much needed one, two and three bedroom apartments to rent. No planning application has yet been submitted. | Google Maps