Development Partner for Hengrove Park

The development will include a mix of houses and apartments, market and affordable, as well as new community and sports facilities, education and employment space. It will also play a key role in providing investment into skills, training, employment and education for the benefit of local people in Hengrove Park and the surrounding area.

Bristol City Council secured Outline Planning Consent in February 2020 (ref. 19/02632/ PB) in order to de-risk the site and as a tool to enable delivery at pace. The freehold title is held by the City Council of Bristol.

A minimum of 30% of the new homes delivered at Hengrove Park must be Affordable Housing, with rents set at Social Rent levels, or for Shared Ownership (‘part rent, part buy’) at below market values.

In addition, new homes are required to be built to fully adhere to the Council’s current or future planning policy in terms of environmental sustainability, including measures to reduce energy consumption, use energy from renewable sources, promote sustainable travel, and reduce carbon emissions for people living, working or studying at Hengrove Park.

The new high-quality public park must be delivered as early as possible within the Development, and must be held in perpetuity as public open space. The selected Development Partner will be required to establish a Management Company (or equivalent) to ensure the ongoing high quality management and maintenance of the Site-wide Infrastructure including the new public park.

In the event that the Council is unable to enter into the contract with the highest scoring Tenderer, the Council reserves the right to either:

a) seek to enter into the contract with the second placed Tenderer; or

b) in the event of not being able to enter into the contract with the second placed Tenderer, seek to enter into the contract with the third placed Tenderer; or

c) decide not to award any contract.