Plans to transform the former St Christopher’s School site in Westbury Park into an ‘eco retirement village’ and leisure hub have been recommended for refusal. Planning officers said the £85m proposals for the five-acre site, which borders Clifton Downs, would be 'unacceptable in terms of design', and have advised Bristol City Council to turn down the application when it meets to make the final decision next Wednesday (May 31).
Last year investment firm FORE Partnership and care operator Amicala, which acquired the site following the school’s closure in 2020, submitted plans for the scheme, which it said could provide around 120 extra care homes for older people.
Known as St Christopher’s Square, the project could see refurbishment of the site’s existing buildings, including the villas fronting Westbury Park and the Grade II-listed building Grace House, with the site opened to the public for the first time in years.
