Bristol City Council’s housing company forms a joint venture to deliver 1,400 homes

The development will also provide a new 22-hectare public park, including play areas, a sports pavilion and a new community space.

A new energy centre containing air source heat pumps will be developed, connecting the new homes and surrounding businesses to low-carbon heating and hot water through a district heating network.

As part of the construction process, the two partners will work with South Bristol Skills College to deliver an on-site academy. This is a training programme to help upskill the local community and to support people into careers in construction.

Work is expected to start next year, subject to reserved matters planning approval.

Hengrove Park is the second development in Bristol being delivered by the two partners. Construction work for One Lockleaze, a development of 268 new homes, is already under way.

Stephen Teagle, chief executive of Countryside Partnerships, said: “We are delighted to be working again with Goram Homes to jointly deliver Hengrove Park, a once-in-a-generation development opportunity for Bristol.

“It is a fantastic example of the strengths and capabilities of our business – by working in partnership with Goram Homes, we can now provide mixed-tenure homes at scale and transform this brownfield site into a thriving new neighbourhood that promotes our ethos of ‘places people love’.”

Stephen Baker, managing director of Goram Homes, said: “We’re driven by delivering homes Bristol can be proud of, with high design and sustainability credentials, and Countryside Partnerships’ proposals will do just that.

“With its large public park, new community facilities, and homes looking out over beautifully landscaped green spaces, Hengrove Park will be a thriving community for generations to come.”