What the Whitehouse Street regeneration proposal is, what a regeneration framework and a community manifesto are, information about the formal consultation, how to get involved.
The regeneration of the area around Whitehouse Street is a project to transform this area of Bedminster, so that it supports Bristol's growing population and economy.
We want to:
- create a better environment for residents and businesses
- help respond to city challenges, including:
- the need for homes for Bristol's growing population
- the climate and ecological emergencies
- the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Whitehouse Street is in the north east of Bedminster. The area either side of Whitehouse Street includes the Bedminster Industrial Estate (East). The map below shows the full area.
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About the Whitehouse regeneration project
We want to create a thriving neighbourhood with:
- new homes
- better community and public spaces
- sustainable travel routes
- new job opportunities
Businesses play an important role in the life of the city and we want to create a mixed neighbourhood where homes and businesses co-exist.
As part of Bristol's One City Plan, we are committed to meeting the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including addressing poverty, inequality, health and wellbeing, and the environment, in order to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. The regeneration around Whitehouse Street will be underpinned by these principles.
To help us do this we've created a regeneration framework with:
- three local landowners: Bristol City Council, the Galliard Apsley Partnership and the Hill Residential Group
- Goram Homes
- the local community
What a regeneration framework is
A regeneration framework is a document that brings together urban planning, transport and design thinking, with inclusive and sustainable growth, in order to guide change in an area.
It's there to make sure that:
- any changes to an area work well together
- all relevant stakeholders, such as landowners, residents and businesses, are working towards achieving the same long-term vision and strategy for change
- long-term change is co-ordinated across the area
Proposals for regeneration will be informed by:
- landowner aspirations
- planning policy
- community and stakeholder engagement
- several technical studies
Read the final regeneration framework.
Hearing from local people
Since early 2021, we've worked with Action Greater Bedminster, a local group that works to improve Bedminster and Southville, to find out what local people want for the area. As part of this process we created a Community Manifesto.
The Community Manifesto:
- gathered ideas and opinions from the local community through engagement sessions
- sets out what local people would like to see happen and what is important in the area, for example:
- wildlife and green spaces
- local culture
- a mixture of housing
- has informed the regeneration framework for Whitehouse Street
- will inform detailed proposals for the area, as the project progresses
Read the Community Manifesto.
Formal consultation and Bristol City Council Cabinet endorsement
The formal public consultation on the draft Whitehouse Street Regeneration Framework ran from 17 November 2022 to 8 January 2023. The consultation survey received 143 responses, the majority of which were from local residents. The formal consultation demonstrated broad support for the objectives and strategies within the Whitehouse Street Regeneration Framework as well as support for the concept masterplan proposed.
Read the Consultation report and Bristol City Council's response to the consultation.
Following consultation, the Whitehouse Street Regeneration Framework was finalised in February 2023 and endorsed by the Bristol City Council Cabinet in March 2023. No planning applications were submitted prior to endorsement of the framework which will now:
- be used in the planning process
- help shape planning application
Get involved and stay up to date
We want to continue to work with the local community, businesses and interest groups as more detailed plans for the regeneration of the area are developed.
Email eastbedminster@bristol.gov.uk if you'd like to speak to the team. You can also sign up to our mailing list.
Find out more
Visit the East Bedminster Regeneration website for more detailed information about both the Bedminster Green and Whitehouse Street regenerations.