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South Bristol

South Bristol is a focus for long‑term renewal, delivering new homes, improved connectivity and stronger local centres while building on existing community assets. Regeneration is already underway across multiple locations, combining large‑scale housing delivery with new employment, services and infrastructure.

  • Brislington – A well‑connected residential and employment area with opportunities for renewal along key corridors. Regeneration has the potential to deliver up to 950 new homes, alongside around 28,000 sqm of new industrial and employment space, supporting the renewal and intensification of existing industrial estates and strengthening local services and transport connections.
  • Hengrove Park – One of the largest residential‑led development schemes seen in Bristol for a generation. Led by Goram Homes, Hengrove Park will deliver around 1,435 new homes over the next decade, with around 50% affordable housing, alongside new neighbourhood facilities, green space, education, commercial and employment uses. Early phases are already on site, supported by low‑carbon energy infrastructure.
  • Knowle West – A nationally recognised area for innovation in community‑led regeneration, sustainability and new models of housing delivery, focused on improving quality of life and opportunity for residents. Regeneration in Knowle West is being delivered through a long‑term, site‑by‑site approach rather than a single development framework. Housing delivery is already underway across multiple locations, with 367 new homes currently being delivered across several sites, including council‑led, registered provider and mixed‑tenure schemes. Delivery is being supported by long‑standing community governance and partnership working, with regeneration shaped through close collaboration between residents, housing providers, the council and local organisations.

Spotlight on Hartcliffe Neighbourhood Trailblazer

Hartcliffe has been selected as one of 25 neighbourhoods nationally to take part in the Government’s Neighbourhood Trailblazers Programme, part of the wider Pride in Place approach to long‑term regeneration. Over the next 10 years, Hartcliffe will receive up to £20 million, starting from 2026/27, to support community‑led renewal shaped by local priorities.

The programme takes a long‑term view, moving away from short‑term or piecemeal regeneration. It gives residents, community organisations and local partners the time and flexibility to agree what matters most and to invest steadily in the neighbourhood over a decade. Funding can support both capital and revenue activity and is designed to work alongside, rather than replace, existing housing and regeneration programmes.

Bristol City Council is supporting delivery by helping to establish strong local governance. An independent Chair and a resident‑led Neighbourhood Board will work with the community to develop a shared 10‑year vision and investment plan, setting priorities for how funding is used. Decisions will be shaped by lived experience and local knowledge, with a focus on the things that make the biggest difference day‑to‑day.

In Hartcliffe, the Trailblazer will build on regeneration already underway across South Bristol, including housing delivery and investment in local services and facilities. Bringing long‑term neighbourhood funding together to better align housing, public realm, skills, health, green space and community infrastructure.

Hartcliffe’s Neighbourhood Trailblazer reflects Bristol’s commitment to working with communities, not doing things to them, and to supporting long‑term change rooted in local leadership, trust and sustained public investment.

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