YTL has submitted final detailed plans for the proposed Bristol Arena – and they reveal the venue will feature an outdoor cinema, Christmas ice rink and sports courts. Artist’s impressions include huge public squares in front of the refurbished Brabazon hangars on the former Filton Airfield site. The projected opening date for the arena complex is late 2026 at the earliest.
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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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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”.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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”.
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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…
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