Vision to 'revitalise' industrial quarter with flats

The apartments would be build-to-rent, meaning none would be available to buy

Plans have been submitted for a large residential and leisure development which will "revitalise a neglected site".

Property developer Studio Hive is hoping to get approval from Bristol City Council for 434 new flats, split across three 13-storey buildings, on Silverthorne Lane behind Temple Meads.

A lower and upper ground floor would also include more than 1,400 sqm of retail, food and beverage and office space.

The development would create a “connected and characterful destination from the regeneration of a post-industrial city centre site”.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the site, which used to be home to iron works, was recently cleared of its existing buildings.

Student flats and a new high school are also planned elsewhere on Silverthorne Lane, with a new University of Bristol campus under construction nearby.

Public access to the north side of the Feeder Canal would be created, as well as a potential new ferry stop and footbridge.

The planned location of the flats is shown here, outlined in green

In planning documents, architects said: “The Silverthorne Lane site represents a unique opportunity to revitalise a neglected site while connecting it with its local surroundings.

"The development will showcase a mix of uses encompassing residential, work and leisure spaces.

“High quality architecture and usable open spaces will serve to create a vibrant community that will be stitched into the newly created university quarter.”

No date has been set yet for when the plans will go before councillors on a development control committee for their approval.