Yew Tree Farm Statement - 04/10/21

Lee Hawker, managing director Redrow South-West comments.

“Following the pre-application enquiry relating to the land adjoining Yew Tree Farm, Bedminster Down in late 2019, we are gathering more information about the ground conditions relating to the site. Permission was granted by Bristol City Council for something called a ‘screening opinion’ to see whether an Environmental Impact Assessment is required.

“This step ensures any future proposals are developed with a green infrastructure led approach, which demonstrates Biodiversity Net Gain.

“The test pits are currently being dug to ascertain soak away levels at the site, this is standard practice in order to better understand the ground conditions.

“The council’s housing land supply position has now dropped to 2.8 years, which equates to a shortfall of 8,597 homes over the current five- year period. Whilst we appreciate some measures are in place to unlock the delivery of brownfield sites through regeneration initiatives, these alone will not address the shortfall.

“Our award-winning homes regularly attain recognition for their design excellence, build quality and customer satisfaction and we create thriving communities in the areas that we build homes. This is at the heart of what we do and any future planning application at Bridgwater Road, only to be submitted at an appropriate time, will demonstrate how we would achieve this as part of our plans to provide much-needed, quality new homes in Bristol.”