St Philips Public asked for input on 'Temple Quarter' regeneration plans

THE transformation of a huge industrial area near Temple Meads station into a new home for thousands of people has taken another step forward, with those behind the project starting to ask residents what they think it should look like.

- Tristan CORK

The ‘Masterplan’ for the St Philips area of the city will see as many as 10,000 new homes built on a huge area of the city stretching from Temple Way to Avonmeads Retail Park, along with areas of ‘intensified industrial, and ‘innovation and knowledge’ mapped out already. It will be called ‘Temple Quarter; and a consultation process has now begun which is initially asking people to assess three different options for the way the area will be developed.

The first option is for the Feeder Canal to be the focus of the redevelopment and include what will effectively be a local town centre for the new community.

The second will see Albert Road - the ‘ring road’ for the existing industrial estate that runs along the north side of the River Avon to the south of St Philips - be that focus and main ‘High Street’

The third ‘scenario’ being consulted on is the creation of a ‘green loop’ - effectively a circular park that runs from the Feeder Canal, down Albert Crescent, along Albert Road and back up to the Feeder.