Our plans to build 1,000+ homes for Bristol by 2031 have been approved🎉
This week Bristol City Council's Strategy & Resources Policy Committee unanimously approved our 2026/27 Business Plan.
This means we've a green light to develop five sites across the city with our partners, and bring forward our priority pipeline sites. These will:
🏡 Deliver around 50% affordable housing, directly addressing the city's housing crisis.
🗝️ Unlock complex, brownfield sites for regeneration.
🌿 Deliver energy efficient homes, supporting Bristol's net zero goals.
✅ Support the Council’s Corporate Strategy priority of creating safe, healthy neighbourhoods.
We're also excited to start our new financial year in contract to build 2,000+ homes.
Find out more:
https://t.co/yyPLK9yVub
👣 Carbon footprinting can be a powerful tool for community climate action when done well.
In this resource, access carbon monitoring tools, learn about the pros & cons of community carbon footprinting & see examples of this process in action.
🔗👉 https://t.co/cvZSexJe4h
SWEP EXTENDED until Tues 6 Jan
Outreach workers are providing additional emergency support and shelter to people sleeping rough due to the freezing temperatures.
If you see anyone rough sleeping encourage them to call 0117 4070330 to confirm a space for the night.
The development of more than 400 new homes has moved a step closer after Goram Homes announced partners for the first 2 sites. Goram will team up with @gtpartnership on the Romney House site & @Hill_Group_UK on the Baltic Wharf site to deliver the projects https://t.co/8VFczauxin
Don't miss this week's We Are Bristol News. We're sharing updates on our waste and recycling service, tips to cut your energy bills and the return of free bus travel for kids this Christmas. ❄️
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🎉 We are thrilled to be the winner of the Civic and Community award with @vistrygroup at Friday's @BrisPropertyAwd
One Lockleaze, our development of 268 new, high quality homes at Romney House, was celebrated for exemplifying innovation, sustainability, and community regeneration - thanks to our ongoing partnerships @BristolCouncil
Or find out more about One Lockleaze: https://t.co/U7cIXGoDBL
🎉 Goram Homes and @Hill_Group_UK have officially broken ground at Baltic Wharf!
👷 A new neighbourhood for Spike Island
🏘�� 166 homes to be delivered
💷 40% affordable housing
🌿 Designed with sustainability in mind
@BristolCouncil @HomesEngland @LGAcomms Sovereign Network Group
https://t.co/TqWudoLZUD
🏘️We're pleased to announce 70 affordable extra care homes have been secured for The Fosseway in partnership with Anchor, England's largest not-for-profit provider of housing and care for people in later life.
https://t.co/otvXr1keJH
We're delighted to be a finalist in two categories in the @BrisPropertyAwd, Civic and Community and Partnerships with @vistrygroup. Find out more about who is nominated here:
https://t.co/AKsjhtUUff
🏗️ Here we go, Baltic Wharf! We are delighted to announce that we've signed a joint venture agreement with award-winning house builder @Hill_Group_UK
🏘️ 166 homes, 50 for social rent and 16 for shared ownership
💪 A total of 40% affordable housing where it’s most needed
👫 A mix of one, two and three-bedroom apartments.
🌳 New landscaped public spaces
With the joint venture for Baltic Wharf in place, preparation of the site is underway and enabling works will begin imminently.
https://t.co/sCI6Io6VqY
THREAD: Anyone who was a reporter in Stroud will have lovely stories about Jilly Cooper. She was lush.
I have many stories, but my most memorable was something not nice - the discovery of satanic rituals in Jilly Cooper's local churchyard.
We’re thrilled to announce an update to the eligibility criteria for the Bright Green Homes scheme! Homes with gas heating, including those with gas boilers, can now apply for grant funding to boost energy efficiency 🏠
Residents who meet the criteria could receive all of the following for FREE 🆓
🔵 Cavity Wall Insulation
🔵 Loft Insulation
🔵 Air Source Heat Pumps
🔵 Solar PV
🔵 Window and Door Replacements
🔵 Ventilation Upgrades
🔵 Electric Storage Heaters
Join us to create warmer, healthier living spaces while cutting energy costs and improving air quality for everyone! Discover more by clicking here 👇
https://t.co/MeypyD0Vop
#Bristol #EnergyEfficiency #Retrofit #Decarbonisation #BrightGreenHomes
📸: @TuskoAgency
𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤'𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟓𝟎 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
@VattenfallUK are excited to launch its 2050 vision for the Bristol heat network - a citywide initiative that will reshape how buildings across Bristol are heated, supporting the city’s journey to net zero.
🎥 Watch the film to see their vision brought to life - featuring real buildings, energy centres and the intent driving this change.
👉 Explore the new webpage to learn more about their vision for heating places where Bristolians live, work and learn.
https://t.co/AhqHqf2cGL
Discover our learnings from 5 years of community-led climate action in Bristol, through the Community Climate Action project's suite of resources.
These highlight the importance and power of putting community at the heart of climate and nature action.
🔗 https://t.co/oMjhzTRO9F
⏳Time's running out to give your feedback on proposals to make Concorde Way walking & cycling route safer along Dovercourt Road in Lockleaze.
Get involved at https://t.co/OCSPoeBJ4z by 1 September.
@VassiliPapa@Hill_Group_UK@HomesEngland@BristolTreeFora Yes, that’s what we’re now working towards and we will planting 220 new trees in line with Bristol’s tree planting policy. More info here https://t.co/aAdJU92iwm. We are happy to keep you updated.
🏗️ We are ready to start building at Baltic Wharf with @Hill_Group_UK!
Members of the council’s planning committee today approved a new way to secure the affordable housing. With SNG on board, and @HomesEngland grant funding in place, we are now ready to get building 🙌
The homes will be allocated through the council’s HomeChoice register, ensuring they will be meeting priority housing need in the city.
Read more: https://t.co/PmWN6Vsfz8