Housing association Curo is in the process of expanding its development project to build up to 57 new homes in Lawrence Weston.
Originally known as Corbet Close, The Willows development was initially approved in 2019 to create properties in place of the Long Cross Inn pub and former Rockwell Elderly Mentally Infirm Peoples Home.
The development has been split over three connected areas of land that consist of a mixture of houses and apartments, alongside unused office space to be used for residential purposes.
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According to Curo, the area is set to be redeveloped due to the rising demand for housing in the area, with the Long Cross Inn and former Rockwell care home seeming like the best option for development.
The project has been officially under way since last March and is set to be completed by late autumn this year.
A spokesperson for Curo said: “Planning permission for Curo’s ‘The Willows’ residential development at Corbet Close in Lawrence Weston was granted by Bristol City Council on 4 July 2019.
"Works started on site in March 2021 to deliver 57 much-needed new affordable homes, which will be completed by late autumn this year."
The development comprises three adjacent sites and includes the conversion of Curo’s former office building at Holly House, Corbet Close into 13 apartments for social rent.
These will be let to people over 55 and will feature assistive technology, such as personal alarms or memory aids, that can be tailored to the needs of the occupiers and enable them to stay in their homes for longer.
Another 25 homes for affordable rent and 19 houses for shared ownership are being newly constructed on the land of a former pub (Long Cross Inn) and the site of the former Rockwell care home, which was demolished in early 2021.
Curo recently submitted an application to Bristol City Council (Ref. 22/00017/NMA) for a small non-material amendment to its existing planning permission, to change the size and position of windows for some of the new homes, as well as to include other small alterations, such as the addition of canopies to entrances.
To support this, new elevation drawings have been submitted together with an application form which explains the minor changes proposed.
The spokesperson added: "It is common for a developer to request amendments to planning consents during the construction stage and, as long as the changes are not significant, this can be done through a non-material application."
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