Developers YTL have submitted plans for hundreds more new homes on the old Filton Airfield, as the second part of their transformation into the ‘Brabazon Neighbourhood’.
Only 61 of the 339 being proposed by YTL are being classed as ‘affordable’, and only 18 of those will be available for ‘social rent’, with the developer building 43 as part of a shared ownership scheme.
That represents just 18 per cent of the total number of new homes being proposed in the second phase of the Brabazon development being classed as affordable. South Gloucestershire Council’s policy is that any large development should have 35 per cent affordable.
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The second phase of the Brabazon project will see new houses and apartments built on the northern side of the Filton Airfield site, following on from phase one which is known as ‘The Hangar District’ by developers.
Earlier this year, YTL unveiled plans to increase the number of new homes at Filton Airfield to more than 6,500, with tower blocks in the central part of the vast site.
But the development is being built in stages, and the detailed plans for phase two have now been submitted to South Gloucestershire Council’s planning department.
In the planning documents, YTL’s planning consultants say: “YTL Developments have consulted closely with South Gloucestershire Council on the affordable delivery to ensure that the delivery of affordable homes complies with their expectations,” adding that it was already agreed in the outline application that only 17 per cent of the homes in phase two would be affordable.
The planning and development director for YTL Developments is Sebastian Loyn. He said the homes would be ‘unlike anything else available in Bristol’.
“Brabazon is a thriving new neighbourhood located on an historic local landmark,” he said. “We are working with world-renowned architects to ensure its future lives up to the legacy of its pioneering past.
“These new homes at Brabazon are unlike anything else available in Bristol. Places are about people as much as buildings which is why the design for the latest phase focuses on building the new community at Brabazon.
“In the next few years Brabazon will be transformed into the most exciting new city district in the South West. With the supersonic YTL Arena, Brabazon Park, the new rail station and MetroBus all due to be completed around the same time as the properties in this second phase, these really will be destination homes,” he added.
Most of the 339 new homes - and the vast majority of the affordable shared ownership ones - will be studio apartments, or apartments with one or two bedrooms.
Of the 339 new homes, 232 will be apartments, including 43 shared ownership ones. Of the 107 new houses being built - which will be two, three or four bed homes - 18 will be for social rent, half of them three-bed homes.
A spokesperson for YTL said the development would be ‘tenure blind’, meaning that it won’t be obvious which homes are the ‘affordable’ ones.
“Creating a strong sense of community is at the heart of the latest plans,” he said. “The new phase will introduce a ’living streets’ concept, with shared gardens and an additional play area for children.
“Apartment buildings will also feature communal gardens as well as access to residents’ fitness centres and workspaces: features that are all designed to bring residents together.
“In addition, 61 of the new homes in the second phase will be affordable, bringing the total number at Brabazon to date to more than 100. All affordable homes have a ‘tenure-blind’ design as part of the emphasis on fostering a cohesive community at Brabazon,” he added.
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