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10/04/2025 - Castle Park Design ref: 2588 Recommendations Approved
This project is essential to delivering the
vision and objectives for city centre, as outlined in the City
Centre Development and Delivery Plan (DDP), endorsed by Cabinet in
December 2023. The DDP sets the vision and principles for the
regeneration of Bristol city centre. This project will help deliver
the DDP aim to rejuvenate Bristol’s historic Castle Park as a
safer, more accessible, inclusive space for all. Castle Park is a
key asset for the city, and delivering this project is integral to
delivering the green space required for the new Broadmead
neighbourhood (circa 5000 new residents) as well as the wider city.
The next phase of procuring design services and develop a planning
application for Castle Park, will be fully funded by Strategic
Community Infrastructure Levy, without any matching contribution
from council funds.
Decision to procure design services was made following the Key
Decision on the 5 December 2023 which authorised the Executive
Director for Growth and Regeneration, in consultation with the
Mayor, to procure and award the contract(s) (which may be above the
key decision threshold) necessary to progress the designs and
secure planning approval for the transformation of Castle
Park.
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration
Decision published: 11/04/2025
Effective from: 24/04/2025
Decision:
Approval to award contract from Bristol City
Council to Constellia for design services for Castle Park.
Lead officer: John Smith
11/03/2025 - Investment into property for Temporary Accommodation ref: 2586 Recommendations Approved
In December 2024 – Strategy and
Resources Committee unanimously approved the project:
1.To approve the proposal to spend up to £33,383,400 in PWLB
borrowing on the acquisition of up to 75 homes for use as Temporary
Accommodation subject to:
•a. the Full Business Case being signed off;
•b. the £33,383,400 (or such other amount as agreed)
being approved within the Council’s full budget for the
2025/26 financial year.
2.To authorise the Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration in
consultation with the S151 Officer and Chair of the Strategy and
Resources Policy Committee to take all steps required to sign off
and implement the Full Business Case.
This ODN documents the Full Business Case being signed off
including the below additions:
a)Approval to add LAHF £3.3m grant to the project with no
additional committed savings until delivery is more confident of
extra units
b)Approval to rollover any unspent capital into 25/26 financial
year to deliver outstanding units
c)Approval to purchase as many suitable units as the budget
allows
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration
Decision published: 11/04/2025
Effective from: 23/04/2025
Decision:
Approve Full Business Case to purchase
properties for Temporary Accommodation, to add £3.3m of LAHF
funding to the budget, to allow rollover of unspent budget into
26/27 financial year and to purchase as many suitable properties
with the budget as possible.
Lead officer: John Smith