The government has awarded £95m in levelling up funds to Bristol’s biggest ever regeneration project involving the remodelling of Temple Meads railway station and the creation of thousands of jobs and homes.
The Bristol Temple Quarter project will help to establish a series of sustainable and inclusive communities in a deprived part of the city. In total, 10,000 homes and 22,000 jobs are expected to be delivered.
Levelling up minister Neil O’Brien described the project as “levelling up in action”. He said it was “central government working with local leaders and industry to grow the economy, delivering the high-quality new homes this country needs and breathing new life into neglected places”.
Created as a partnership involving the West of England Combined Authority, Bristol City Council, Network Rail and Homes England, the project will bring forward the regeneration of approximately 130 hectares of brownfield land.
Mayor of Bristol, Martin Rees, said: “This funding will unlock the infrastructure and public spaces needed to support further delivery on homes, jobs and inclusive growth and will underpin Bristol’s connectivity, sustainability and path to carbon neutrality.”
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