Plans have been approved for a new basketball arena at Ashton Gate and 510 homes on the green belt in Ashton Vale. Bristol City Council has approved planning permission for the two closely linked developments after hearing concerns about damage to the environment.
The Ashton Gate Sporting Quarter will sit directly west of the existing Ashton Gate Stadium. The development will include a sports and convention centre, a 232-room hotel, 125 apartments, offices, shops, a gym, a club museum, and a multi-storey car park.
The Longmoor Village scheme will see up to 510 homes built on a meadow north of the metrobus route and west of Silbury Road, near the Long Ashton park and ride. The meadow, a former landfill, is popular with dog walkers and is a haven for local wildlife like bats.
