Landscape architects Grant Associates have designed a new 4,120m² public square at Brabazon which includes the largest new urban park in the southwest for 50 years, Brabazon park.
Concentrating on street corridors and landscape-led planning, the masterplan has been approved by South Gloucestershire Council.
Commissioned by YTL Developments, the square will act as a central civic centre and arrival point for passengers arriving by train once the station’s construction is completed.
Built on the former Filton Airfield, the new city district of Brabazon will include 6,500 new homes, student accommodation and 86 acres of public space, parks and playing fields.
There will be a range of tree planting and a seasonal garden, too.
Keith French, director at Grant Associates, comments:
“The new civic square next to the station will act as a green gateway for rail passengers visiting both the Arena and the wider neighbourhood.”
It will take just 15 minutes from the new station to Bristol Temple Meads.