South Gloucestershire Council has granted planning permission for the new North Filton Station, which will connect rail services to the new community, known as ‘Brabazon’, being developed on the former Filton Airfield site, as well as visitors to the new YTL Arena Bristol. It is hoped the station will be complete by 2026, allowing an hourly service to on the Henbury Link.
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Filton Airfield arena delayed (again) but capacity upped
The boss of the firm behind the planned arena complex on the former Filton Airfield site has admitted that the venue may now not open until 2026, representing a slippage of two years on the last announced date. However, improved design work has created the opportunity to increase the maximum capacity of the arena from 17,000 to 19,000, with over 2,000 “premium seats”.
Continue readingRailway station serving Filton Airfield arena delayed by three years
A planned train station by the new arena in Filton will not open until 2026 after delays were blamed on several design changes. North Filton Station was initially due to open next year (2023), before the YTL Arena opens in 2024, as a key part of the transport plan to get people to concerts.
Continue readingFirst images released of new railway station serving Filton Airfield and YTL Arena Complex
Network Rail and YTL Developments have released the first computer-generated images of the proposed new railway station at Brabazon, the mixed-use development being constructed on the site of the former Filton Airfield in north Bristol. Subject to approval, Network Rail is expected to begin construction in 2022.
Continue readingArena developer agrees to fund transport infrastructure improvements
More than £3.1m will be invested into improvements to the local transport infrastructure in north Bristol and South Gloucestershire as part of the plans for the YTL Arena Complex on the former Filton Airfield site. The money is intended to help support sustainable transport and drive down car dependency.
Continue readingFilton Airfield arena could open by 2023
Plans for a new 17,000 capacity concert arena on the former Filton Airfield site have been approved, despite concerns about its potential impacts on traffic congestion. The target opening date for the venue is “early 2023”.
Continue readingPlans submitted for airfield arena complex
The company behind the redevelopment of the former Filton Airfield has submitted plans to create the UK’s third biggest entertainment arena complex within three redundant hangars on the site.
YTL Developments (UK) Ltd has submitted a suite of four planning applications to Bristol City Council and South Gloucestershire Council…
Continue readingFilton Airfield site to act as base for railway electrification project
Network Rail has announced that it is to set up a temporary compound on the Filton Airfield site, in support of its project to prepare the 130-year-old Patchway and Severn tunnels for the arrival of a new fleet of longer, faster, quieter and greener electric trains. The compound, adjacent to the A38 Gloucester Road, will provide a parking area for
Continue readingJack Lopresti speaks out on the sale of Filton Airfield
An open letter from Jack Lopresti, MP for Filton and Bradley Stoke In recent weeks I have seen several pieces in the local press that seek to scaremonger over the future of our local economy now that Filton Airfield has closed. It is particularly disappointing that local Labour politicians have been cynically talking our local industries down in this way, they’ve
Continue readingFuneral atmosphere as last planes take-off from Filton Airfield
An air of sadness hung over Filton Airfield today as the last few planes took-off ahead of the official closure at the end of the year. Aircraft enthusiasts, past and present aerospace workers, local Councillors and members of the public gathered at various sites around the airfield to witness the historic occasion, which brought to an end over one hundred
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