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Future vision for the Galleries
Developers behind a vision they say is a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to reimagine the Galleries are seeking feedback on their proposals.
It’s been almost two years since Deeley Freed first unveiled their plans for the shopping centre in Broadmead, which include shops, restaurants, entertainment and community facilities on the ground floor, with new homes and office space above.
The latest vision for the prominent site includes opening it up to Castle Park, which currently backs on to the Galleries, with the removal of traffic from Newgate and the introduction of cafes and restaurants facing the park.
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Deeley Freed, based on Whiteladies Road, intends to build up to 450 homes as part of the development, which the developer says will be a mix of ‘affordable’ and open marking housing around a shared courtyard and a 750-bed purpose-built accommodation building.
The number of affordable and open market housing has not been specified.
The latest vision for the the Galleries redevelopment includes opening it up to Castle Park, with the removal of traffic from Newgate – photo: Martin Booth
The company, which is bringing forward the proposals together with LaSalle Investment Management, is holding a consultation before finalising its plans and running two webinars and a walking tour as part of this.
A spokesperson for Deeley Freed said: “This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity looks to reinvent this important city centre destination, opening it up to Castle Park and Broadmead, and providing a much more diverse day and night offer that includes shops, food, entertainment, community facilities, and open space on the ground floor, with new homes, including affordable, and office space above.
“It’s taken four years to get to this point and we’re thankful for all the feedback and support we’ve received from neighbours, shoppers, retailers, stakeholders, officers, and the City Centre Development and Delivery Plan team. We’ve listened to what has been said and made some big changes.
“The extensive level of work so far has focused on making sure this works for Bristol: creating an inclusive place people want to visit, live, and work in, that responds to the changing face of retail and the city’s housing, climate and ecology crises, and celebrates the jewel that is Castle Park and the Floating Harbour.”
The company plans to dedicate 1.5 acres of the site to creating a public realm, as well as a new ‘community building and public hub’, with the “flexibility to allow for a 250-room hotel” and a leisure facility designed to support the night time economy.
Webinar consultation events are taking place on Wednesday, February 21 at 6.30pm and Thursday, February 22 at 12.30pm. People can register to attend and submit feedback via: www.galleriesfuture.com/.
A walking tour is taking place on Wednesday, February 21 at 12pm with the Deeley Freed team, who will talk through the plans.
Main image: Deeley Freed
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