Contracts have been exchanged on the site of a former Government building in Bristol, with plans in place to build new homes and offices.
Property firm Telereal Trillium has reached a deal with housebuilder Bellway Homes for the former Department for Work and Pensions offices and driving test centre on Flowers Hill in Brislington.
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Telereal Trillium obtained outline planning permission to redevelop the site, vacated in 2021, by Bristol City Council last year, with 160 new homes among its proposals.
Bellway Homes said it would now submit a more detailed reserved matters application, with a view to commencing construction next year. A children’s play area, landscaping and a new pedestrian and cycle link between Flowers Hill and Hungerford Road are also part of the plans.
Sam Rosenkranz, asset manager at Telereal Trillium, said: “We want to thank again those who worked with us from the City Council, community groups and members of the local community to provide valuable feedback during the progression of the application last year. We know Bellway Homes will continue to engage with key stakeholders through the planning process to ultimately deliver an excellent development for the local community.”
Sam Sowden, land director at Bellway Homes, said: “Exchanging contracts on this site forms part of our strategy for growth as a division and to bring high-quality housing to Bristol.
“This follows on from our recently launched Berwick Green development at Cribbs Causeway and will help to meet the housing need in and around the city. We are excited to have exchanged with Telereal Trillium and thank them and their agent Savills, for their hard work.
The Flowers Hill site comprises over 92,000 sq ft of vacant, disused offices and ancillary buildings spread over 8.65 acres. The buildings were originally constructed as a military hospital during the Second World War.,
It also includes a former nuclear bunker known as Bristol War Room. Built in 1953, underneath the Grade II listed building, it was designed to withstand an atomic bomb.
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