| Client | The Bristol Alliance (Land Securities and Hammerson) |
|---|---|
| Turley office | Bristol |
| Status | Scheme complete and opened |
| LPA | Bristol City Council |
Planning support for major Bristol shopping centre
Our role
- Developed the overall planning strategy and provided masterplanning advice to the client to enable the major redevelopment of Bristol Shopping Quarter.
- Contributing our expertise and local knowledge to this highly successful scheme.
- The project represented a dramatic transformation in traffic, retail and pedestrian flows, requiring a close working relationship with CABE, English Heritage and a range of local stakeholders; particularly in relation to the highly sensitive Quakers Friars listed buildings.
Results
- Achieved outline and reserved matters consent, and scheduled monuments consent.
- Cabot Circus is widely regarded as a landmark shopping centre, having won numerous awards.
- A popular shopping destination for the local community and visitors from a wider catchment area.
- Bristol is in the UK’s top ten city centres, due to initiatives such as this bold and adventurous scheme.