Our Vision for South Bristol

We would like to share with you our vision for the expansion and development of South Bristol. Our interest in promoting change and development in South Bristol comes from an overall belief that this will support and enable regeneration whilst also improving the overall economic prosperity of the sub region.

The proposed development at South West Bristol provides us with a unique opportunity to deliver the benefits of growth to an area where improvements are desperately needed. An area of potential and opportunity, perhaps the single biggest opportunity we have to make a difference and to secure integrated, sustainable and innovative development. “Getting it right” will move us a long way towards achieving our aspiration for Bristol (and the sub region) to be the best place to live and operate in business and to be a truly international city-region.

The September 2008 Initiative Evening saw some excellent presentations from John Savage, David Lock and Colin Molton outlining the challenges and opportunities we face in this area, and what some of the solutions might be. As this is such an important issue we made a recording of the evening’s presentations and have put together a short DVD which reflects the most important points raised. View the "GWE Business West - Vision and Ambition for South Bristol" here.

In addition to the DVD, we have also included a copy of the storyboards developed by David Lock following the workshop we held in February last year. We are also intending to produce a short “pamphlet” outlining the vision in a more user friendly way – available soon.

Our work on South Bristol remains a top priority for the Initiative Team in 2010 and we would welcome your support and input into the project. If you would like further information then please contact Tessa Coombes as we would very much welcome your engagement to take this forward.

For more information about the proposed urban extension see the North Somerset Council website.