The area is ideally located for new homes and jobs. It is well-connected, within walking distance of Bristol Temple Meads and Bedminster railway stations, including a new proposed southern entrance to Temple Meads station, as well as key public transport and active travel routes in and out of the city, helping to support the city’s ambition to reduce carbon and make sustainable travel choices easier.
In late 2021 and early 2022 we engaged with the local community and businesses on emerging planning principles and guidance for future development in Mead Street. This has informed a development brief for the area. The development brief sets out key principles for new development:
- Deliver new homes and workspaces that people are proud of and that represent the local community
- Provide better sustainable travel routes
- Create high-quality public places and support a low-carbon neighbourhood
- Create high-quality green space
A consultation on the draft Mead Street development brief closed on Monday 4 July 2022.
Following feedback from the public in this consultation, the development brief was endorsed by Bristol City Council’s Cabinet on 2 August 2022. The document will now be considered alongside planning policy and site analysis to guide future development at Mead Street.
Detailed designs, including the height parameters, locations and appearances of new buildings, lie outside the scope of the brief and will be determined through detailed planning applications as individual sites within Mead Street come forward. These will be subject to statutory consultation through the planning process.
You can read the development brief here
Regeneration projects nearby
There are other regeneration schemes underway close to Mead Street. These include Whitehouse Street and Bedminster Green. You can find out more about these projects on the East Bedminster Regeneration website.
