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Developers seek public views on Galleries shopping centre development
Developers in Bristol are seeking the views of the public as they prepare to demolish The Galleries shopping centre and car park and replace it with offices, flats, and student accommodation.
The plan, first revealed two years ago, will be a part of the new 1.5-acre Bristol City Centre development scheme, opening up to Castle Park and Broadmead.
Bristol-based commercial property developer Deeley Freed and LaSalle Investment Management have announced a short series of public consultation meetings: two webinars and a walking tour of the site.
A spokesperson for Deeley Freed said: “This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity looks to reinvent this important city centre destination, opening it up to Castle Park and Broadmead, and providing a much more diverse day and night offer that includes shops, food, entertainment, community facilities, and open space on the ground floor, with new homes, including affordable, and office space above.
“The extensive level of work so far has been about making sure this works for Bristol: creating an inclusive place people want to visit, live and work in, that responds to the changing face of retail and the city’s housing, climate and ecology crises, and celebrates the jewel that is Castle Park and the Floating Harbour.”
The consultation will close on March 5, after which an outline planning application will be submitted to Bristol City Council.
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