Transport and parking

The St Christopher’s site is in a highly accessible location, close to local shops and services in Westbury Park, whilst also benefitting from regular public transport services along Westbury Road which provide easy access into the city centre and other areas across Bristol.

Primary access to the site is proposed off Westbury Park, with secondary access proposed off Bayswater Avenue. All servicing and deliveries will be made via the primary site access.

We will also be proposing traffic calming initiatives and are exploring a crossing at Westbury Park.

The team understands the sensitivity locally around traffic and access to parking. As such, we are proposing approximately 65 parking space for residents, staff and visitors, which is in excess of what would typically be delivered on an extra care development of this type and higher than Bristol City Council’s parking standards.

Car ownership among residents of an integrated retirement community is significantly lower compared to open market housing, and residents often feel that they can relinquish car ownership given the level of services and facilities available on site.

As part of our Transport Plan, we will be implementing a range of solutions to ensure that residents and staff can access the site and nearby facilities without relying on their own car.

These include:

Access to an electric car club rental scheme for residents
Electric shuttle buses which transport residents to health visits, shopping trips and other activities
Shuttle services to transport staff to site
Secure bike storage, as well as consideration of an electric bike hire scheme