Glencoyne update

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Determined and passionate residents are always behind Southmead’s triumphs and for this project it’s no different.

Driven by the Community Plan in 2015, Southmead Development Trust has been working with and on behalf of the community, and in partnership with Bristol City Council to take forward a scheme for 120 new homes: one of the biggest resident led housing schemes in the UK. The aims of the project are to support the centre of Southmead to thrive, improve the range of affordable housing, and to create long term income streams to support community services and ac�vi�es such as those at The Ranch. We received planning permission for the scheme in 2021 but since then we have experienced some challenges. This means we are proposing to make some changes to the proposals. In April we ran a survey and drop-in event at the Greenway Centre to gather ideas and sugges�ons to feed into the emerging designs. Thank you to everyone who has got involved!

The reason why the proposals for Glencoyne Square are changing is because we have been impacted by the pandemic, escala�ng building costs, and some changes in requirements for community space.

WHAT IS CHANGING? Design principles and Ground Floor Community & Enterprise Space

The revised proposals will s�ll follow the principles set out during the original Planning Approved Scheme. It will extend the current Arnside shoping area to create a new ‘hub’ for community uses with housing above and an upgraded open space.

Aerial view of the scheme approved in 2021

View along Ullswater Road looking East in 3 storey scheme approved 2021

View South East from Embleton with metal cladding, approved scheme 2021

The original scheme had ground floor space allocated to a new health centre, library, and community space. However, Bristol City Council have decided there will not be a new health centre as the NHS was unable to offer the rent for the space being sought by the Council.

The Council are s�ll considering a new library on the ground floor which is included in the revised proposals.

What was to be the health centre space now needs a new use. This could be for alterna�ve community health or community enterprise uses that support the library. Possible ideas put forward

Aerial view of the changed proposal 2022

View along Ulswater Road looking East in 4 storey proposal 2022 View along Ullswater Road looking East in 4 storey proposal 2022

View South East from Embleton - brick to replace metal cladding, proposal 2022

include for work-space, a den�st or space for children and families.

Number of homes

We have been working hard to make be�er use of the spaces within the original layout of the buildings and to make the scheme cost effec�ve to build.

The revised proposal includes increasing the number of homes from 120 to around 187. We have sought to do this, without losing any more of the open space, through adding one addi�onal floor at certain parts of the design. The images above show what the changes to the plan look like.

Building Materials and Look of the Building

The revised proposals will maintain, as far as possible, the look, feel and layout of the current design that residents supported through the planning process. One clear message from our recent community involvement was the desire for as much brick work as possible, so we have replaced the metal cladding with bricks.

Outdoor Space & Landscape Design

Every home will have access to private amenity space by a mix of balconies, terraces and shared communal courtyard gardens. The public open space has been redesigned to make be�er use of the area.

The central space between the two perimeter buildings is seen as an extension to Arnside and replicates the ground cover and tree plan�ng, paving and furniture. The layout provides flexible space for community events, markets and pop-ups. The dedicated cycle path on Arnside is extended to link with Lanercost Road.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

We are con�nuing to incorporate sugges�ons from the community feedback into the designs. A revised planning applica�on will be submi�ed by the end of June.

We will update further in the next issue of The Mead or you can find out more by visi�ng us online at www.southmead.org. Email: info@southmead.org Tel: 0117 950 3335