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SUMMARY:New Communities Group Annual Study Tour to Bristol and Bath 
DESCRIPTION:Continuing the success of the TCPA New Communities Group‘s study tours\, our 2026 tour will visit the proposed New Town of Brabazon\, Bristol\, alongside large urban extensions around Bristol and Bath.   \n\n\n\nIn collaboration with South Gloucestershire Council\, participants will hear about emerging strategic growth proposals in the region\, coordination with the Mayoral Combined Authority\, and how infrastructure is being forward funded to support growth. This trip will highlight practical examples of successful placemaking\, demonstrate integrated infrastructure\, and offer a variety of models towards thriving future communities.   \n\n\n\nSite visits will include:  \n\n\n\n\nFilton Airfield\, Brabazon – YTL – 6\,500 homes: Brabazon has been proposed by Government as a prospective New Town. It comprises a group of sites across an arc\, with a high-density core on the former Filton Airfield as the earliest phase of delivery. This received outline planning consent in 2024. We will be visiting Filton Airfield where over 500 homes are complete and a new station and stadium are planned\, together with South Gloucestershire Council and YTL\, as well as adjacent smaller housing sites. \n\n\n\nMulberry Park – Curo Group – 700 homes: Mulberry Park is the development on the former MoD Foxhill within the village of Combe Down on the southern fringes of Bath\, developed by the housing association Curo.  The site is nearing its completion. \n\n\n\nThe Chocolate Factory\, Keynsham – St Monica’s Trust and Taylor Wimpey – 617 homes: The Chocolate Factory is part of a wider development by St Monica’s Trust called The Chocolate Quarter. The £60 million development of a former Cadbury’s factory opened in autumn 2017 and is home to offices and retail space as well as 55+ housing and a development by Taylor Wimpey.\n\n\n\n\nWho is the tour for?  \n\n\n\nThis study tour is aimed at planners\, councillors\, policy makers\, developers\, housebuilders\, consultants\, urban designers\, academics\, architects – and anyone else who wants to gain valuable insight on the planning of large-scale new towns and new communities.      \n\n\n\nIf you have any questions please email Jack.Boreham@tcpa.org.uk  \n\n\n\nImportant: A range of payment options is available for this event\, including payment by invoice. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnnual TCPA memberships are £62 for standard\, £36 for concessions and £16 for students\, click here to find out more Check to see if you are part of a New Communities Group (NCG) or TCPA member organisation
URL:https://www.tcpa.org.uk/event/new-communities-group-annual-study-tour-to-bristol-and-bath/
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