Plans have been submitted for what is hoped to be Bristol's first net-zero retirement community and new leisure and activity hub for Westbury Park.
Bristol City Council have received the £85 million proposal, which is said to have been developed after an extensive community consultation and will create more than 100 new homes for older people on a five-acre site which borders the Downs.
Access to the site has been shut off for a number of years, but will reopen to the community, allowing them to enjoy a range of activities on the grounds, in North Lodge and in the refurbished Grade II listed Grace House. The development will become a centre for local residents and the wider Westbury Park community, and will include a cafe, urban village hall and a wellness centre equipped with a hydrotherapy pool, gym and activity rooms.
