The task of building 1,400 homes at Hengrove Park, including at least 670 new council houses, is to be given to the council’s own housing company Goram Homes.
Bristol City Council chiefs said the move will mean hundreds of new council-owned houses will be built more quickly too - over a five-year period, instead of the original 10 years.
Earlier this month, Bristol Live revealed that the massive Hengrove Park project had stalled because council chiefs had stopped the process to attract a housebuilder willing to get involved in the original scheme, which was given outline planning permission in early 2020.
