Bristol Arena
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:49 pm
From thisisbristol.co.uk
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People will be asked for their views in the autumn on Bristol's long-awaited arena, which is expected to be built on a derelict site near Temple Meads railway station. Plans are being drawn up for the nine-acre site next to the A4 Bath Road and which was previously used as railway sidings.
The 10,000-seat arena will provide a venue for top pop and rock concerts, as well as sporting events such as ice hockey and basketball, and will also act as a conference centre.
After a public consultation exercise is completed, the developers will revise the plans before submitting a formal planning application, which is expected to take place at some point next year. A second round of consultation will be undertaken before city councillors can decide whether to grant consent.
Peter Holloway, regeneration manager with the South West Redevelopment Agency, said: "Since the spring, the South West RDA and the city council have been working closely with our partners at Bristol Waterside Arena Ltd to develop the masterplan and finalise the financial arrangements for the project.
"The work is going well and is on track for us to start consultation work on the plans in the late autumn so we can apply for planning permission in 2006."
The target date for opening the arena, which will be the centrepiece of a ú150 million regeneration project, is Christmas 2008. Homes, offices and leisure facilities are planned as part of the complex.
A new entrance is expected to be built in Cattle Market Road with a bridge over the River Avon. A consortium was named in March which will build and run the ú40 million arena.
Bristol Waterside Arena Ltd is made up of four firms led by Orion Land and Leisure Ltd and includes SMG (Europe) Ltd, Bellway PLC and Sir Robert McAlpine. Philadelphia-based SMG is the world's leading arena operator. It runs the Manchester Evening News arena and Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle.
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People will be asked for their views in the autumn on Bristol's long-awaited arena, which is expected to be built on a derelict site near Temple Meads railway station. Plans are being drawn up for the nine-acre site next to the A4 Bath Road and which was previously used as railway sidings.
The 10,000-seat arena will provide a venue for top pop and rock concerts, as well as sporting events such as ice hockey and basketball, and will also act as a conference centre.
After a public consultation exercise is completed, the developers will revise the plans before submitting a formal planning application, which is expected to take place at some point next year. A second round of consultation will be undertaken before city councillors can decide whether to grant consent.
Peter Holloway, regeneration manager with the South West Redevelopment Agency, said: "Since the spring, the South West RDA and the city council have been working closely with our partners at Bristol Waterside Arena Ltd to develop the masterplan and finalise the financial arrangements for the project.
"The work is going well and is on track for us to start consultation work on the plans in the late autumn so we can apply for planning permission in 2006."
The target date for opening the arena, which will be the centrepiece of a ú150 million regeneration project, is Christmas 2008. Homes, offices and leisure facilities are planned as part of the complex.
A new entrance is expected to be built in Cattle Market Road with a bridge over the River Avon. A consortium was named in March which will build and run the ú40 million arena.
Bristol Waterside Arena Ltd is made up of four firms led by Orion Land and Leisure Ltd and includes SMG (Europe) Ltd, Bellway PLC and Sir Robert McAlpine. Philadelphia-based SMG is the world's leading arena operator. It runs the Manchester Evening News arena and Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle.
