For the last 15 years we have been involved in various major inner city regeneration projects which have involved hundreds of millions of private sector investment.
Regeneration must also include community development. We have a dedicated track record of assisting with housing and community regeneration schemes, New Deal for Community projects, education partnerships, schemes for grant finance for affordable housing and the sustaining of sub-regional and community partnerships for economic development and the regeneration and betterment of individual localities. These projects require a blend of skills and understanding which we possess as a result of acting for community trusts and partnerships in inner city areas.
Our recent work includes:
- acting for Bristol City Council in respect of the Bristol Harbourside redevelopment, a former Department of the Environment (DOE) local government PFI project over the past 10 years including the funding of major public cultural facilities and a major urban regeneration scheme
- acting over the last nine years in relation to the significant publicly funded Bath Spa Project comprising the development of a significant and distinguished new building in the city centre of Bath and an urban regeneration scheme
- acting for Taunton Deane Borough Council in respect of the redevelopment of the town centre including retail and residential development on car parking land including advice on heads of terms, legal delivery structure and planning and compulsory purchase order (CPO) issues
- acting for Stroud District Council in relation to the urban redevelopment of town centre bus station as multiplex cinema, health centre and retail with provision for connection to adjoining modern and historic retail centre and the redevelopment of a municipal car park and retail park with significant planning gain in terms of design and construction of crossing over a historic canal
- undertaking store acquisition and development work for over 20 years for the DIY retailer Great Mills first as a private company and subsequently when it was owned for some 18/19 years by the RMC Group. Subsequently following the absorption of Great Mills into the Focus Group the firm has continued to undertake numerous store developments for Focus
- acting for the Bristol City Council in relation to the leisure park development of 21.36 acres of run down public open space at Hengrove Park in South Bristol needed for regeneration and employment creation
- acting for the private sector operators (Park & Ride Limited) in the acquisition, development (including construction contracts) and funding (securing Government funding) of the first privately operated Park & Ride scheme in the UK, providing 1500 spaces for Bristol's commuters and shoppers.
Our Regeneration and development team is led by Tim Smithers
