MCR Property has submitted a planning application to build 94 new homes at Bristol’s Parkview Campus, a key area for residential development in Bristol.
The developer intends to build a mixture of houses and duplexes on the redundant car park site which is approximately 6.1 acres in size. The proposed development will provide approximately 10,500 sq. m. (113,000 sq. ft.) of residential accommodation in total.
Designed by architects Leach Rhodes Walker, the proposed properties will comprise:
- 68 three-bedroom homes ranging from two to three storeys
- 26 duplexes, configured as two homes per four storey building
- The ground floor duplex homes will benefit from their own private garden, allowing residents to enjoy the amenity space equivalent to that of a house.
A total of 129 car parking spaces will be created, many attached to properties, with 102 allocated to residents. Plans for the site also include full mature landscaping, a children’s play space, on-site bicycle storage and improvements to the perimeter bridleways.
Located on Whitchurch Lane to the south of the city centre, Parkview Campus comprises 250,000 sq. ft. of office space that was once home to the former headquarters of supermarket chain, Somerfield. Now, the office building is being converted into c.600 apartments.
Parson Street and Bedminster railway stations are located approximately 2.5km and 3km away respectively, providing services to Bristol Temple Meads in six minutes and Weston-Super-Mare in around 30 minutes. The local road network links to the A37 and A4 in the South, with access to the M32, M4 and M5 motorways located to the north of Bristol.
Chris Taylor, asset manager at MCR Property Group, said: “Bristol is regularly named as one of the UK’s most desirable places to live outside of London. This development will create a considered mixture of new homes that meet exceptional demand for family homes in the area.
“We aim to transform the space into a thriving community of high architectural quality set within an environment of soft landscaping and protected trees. The scheme will benefit from excellent links into Bristol city centre, which will offer an attractive place to live as the wider Parkview Campus plans are brought to fruition.”
Alongside a mixture of residential, the immediate surroundings of Parkview Campus have seen significant investment in recent years, including offices, light industrial units, a healthcare centre, South Bristol Community Hospital, and a cinema.
The site has excellent transport links, with key motorways, rail stations and Bristol International Airport in close proximity. Hengrove Mounds nature reserve is in walking distance of the development, offering prospective residents easy access to open green space.
