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Representatives of project partners YTL Developments, Network Rail and Great Western Railway (GWR) were joined by the Mayor Dan Norris, local MP Claire Hazelgrove and co-leader of South Gloucestershire Council Ian Boulton to officially break ground for the new station at Brabazon.

17th March 2025

Work now underway on another new train station for the West of England at Brabazon

Dan Norris, the Mayor of the West of England, visited Brabazon on Friday to see the start of work on another new train station for the West of England, with enabling works and site surveys underway.

16th January 2025

YTL Group to accelerate work at Brabazon as part of a £4billion UK Investment Plan

YTL Group, parent company of YTL Developments, has announced a £4billion package of investment to accelerate the transformation of the former Filton Airfield into Brabazon.

6th January 2025

2024: Our Year in Review

To mark the end of a busy year, we look back at the highlights and milestones of the past year at YTL Developments and offer a sneak peek of what’s in the works for the year ahead.

Claire Hazelgrove visits the Sales Centre at Brabazon.

25th November 2024

YTL Developments Welcomes Claire Hazelgrove MP to Brabazon

Claire Hazelgrove MP visited Brabazon to tour the latest collection of new, energy-efficient homes for sale at The Heritage District.

Aerial view of Brabazon park

1st November 2024

November 2024 Bristol Life Feature

Yes, the new Arena will be part of Brabazon – but there’s so much more to this vast new north Bristol neighbourhood than a stage where U2 might play one day.

Insider Property Awards 2024 winner's image.

13th October 2024

YTL Developments Wins Developer of the Year at South West Property Awards 2024

YTL Developments has been named "Developer of the Year" at the 2024 South West Property Awards.

Inside Hangar 16U

13th March 2024

Restoration Work Underway To Create A New Community Hub For North Bristol At Brabazon

Construction has started on Hangar16U - a new local, social hub for the community of North Bristol, housed in a historic listed aircraft hangar.

Brabazon Centre

29th February 2024

Masterplan Approval Granted For The Most Exciting New City District In The South West

South Gloucestershire Council has passed a resolution to grant planning approval for the revised masterplan for Brabazon, the thriving new neighbourhood for South Gloucestershire and Bristol being built by YTL Developments on the historic former Filton Airfield.

Great Western Air Ambulance team leaving a helicopter

22nd February 2024

YTL Developments Pledges To Make Brabazon The First Heart-Safe Neighbourhood In The South West

YTL Developments has joined hands with Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) to make Brabazon the first heart-safe community in the South West.

Boxworks And Aerospace Bristol

6th February 2024

Boxworks Is Coming To Brabazon

Forward® confirms move of iconic business spaces from Bristol Temple Meads to Brabazon.

Purpose built student accommodation at Brabazon

11th January 2024

YTL Developments Secures Planning Permission for 1,514 Student Beds at Brabazon, North Bristol

YTL Developments has secured planning permission for 1,514 beds of student accommodation at Brabazon.

Second Phase At Brabazon

Planning Permission Secured for the Next Phase in the Transformation of the Former Filton Airfield

YTL Developments has been granted planning permission for the next phase of new homes at Brabazon.

Retirement Living At Brabazon

Plans Submitted for New Retirement Homes at the Heart of Brabazon

YTL Developments has submitted a planning application to deliver 239 one and two-bedroom properties specifically designed for later living at Brabazon.

Hangar 16U At Brabazon

13th April 2023

Planning Consent Granted for the Restoration of Hangar 16U into a Brand-New Community Space for North Bristol

YTL Developments has received approval from South Gloucestershire Council to revitalise a Grade-II listed aircraft hangar into a new lifestyle hub to bring people together and promote active and sustainable living at Brabazon.

Image of four Brabazon community developers

11th April 2023

New Funding Partnership to Help Community in North Bristol to Come Together at Brabazon

YTL Developments and Southern Brooks have announced a new funding agreement to support community development and cohesion across North Bristol.

YTL Developments employees stood in front of The Dials At Brabazon

30th March 2023

Topping Out: New Apartments at Brabazon Reach their Full Height

The Dials - a new landmark apartment building in North Bristol – has ‘topped out’ in the latest major milestone in the transformation of the historic former Filton Airfield into Brabazon.

Inside Hangar 16U

24th November 2022

Plans Unveiled For Hangar 16U

First look at brand-new community hub in a historic aircraft hangar at Brabazon

Aerial view of Brabazon park

1st November 2022

Plans Approved For Brabazon Park

A planning application has been granted for Brabazon Park: the largest new urban public park in the South West for over 50 years.

Rendering of Brabazon phase two

7th September 2022

Phase Two Residential Planning Application Submitted

A planning application has been submitted for the second chapter of the transformation of the former Filton Airfield into Brabazon.

The Dials Apartment Building

New Show Apartment Unveiled at Brabazon

This latest selection of studio, one, two and three-bedroom flats will go on sale this weekend with completion expected in 2024.

Brabazon Centre

Updated Masterplan Submitted For Brabazon

More connected, more sustainable, more opportunities. Updated masterplan for Brabazon to create the most exciting new city district in the South West.

Runway Avenue Brabazon

9th December 2021

Consultation Launched to Help Shape the Future of Brabazon

YTL Developments is today launching a public consultation to help shape the future of Brabazon – the new neighbourhood for Bristol being built on the former Filton Airfield.

Mayor of the West of England Combined Authority at Brabazon

24th September 2021

West Of England Combined Authority Mayor Visits Brabazon

Dan Norris, Mayor of the West of England Combined Authority (WECA), recently visited Brabazon to see plans for the new neighbourhood for Bristol.

Brabazon Station South

16th August 2021

First Images Released Of New Train Station At Brabazon

Today, YTL Developments and Network Rail released the first computer-generated images of the proposed new train station at Brabazon.

The Navigator Building At Brabazon

First New Apartments Go On Sale at Brabazon Development

With the first new houses approaching completion, YTL Developments is now launching its first collection of one and two-bedroom apartments at Brabazon.

Four YTL Developments employees talking in an office meeting room

24th February 2021

YTL Developments Expands Its Planning & Development Team With Two New Hires

YTL Developments has expanded its Planning & Development team, bringing in Simon Fitton and Hannah Williams as the firm accelerates its transformation of the historic former Filton Airfield into Brabazon.

The first tree planted on the Brabazon development

15th January 2020

Brabazon Begins: Community Comes Together as the Transformation of the Former Filton Airfield Gets Underway

Leader of South Gloucestershire Council, Toby Savage was in attendance as the team at YTL Developments lays the foundations of the first new homes at Brabazon.

Image of Jon Mcdiarmid

15th September 2019

Local Firm Secures First Major Contract To Transform The Historic Former Filton Airfield

YTL Developments has appointed renowned Bristol-based contractors, Vertase FLI to deliver enabling works for the first phase of new homes at Brabazon.

The Hangar District at Brabazon

22nd March 2019

New Homes Approved For Filton Airfield

Planning approval was granted for the first phase of homes at Filton Airfield, marking the start of its transformation into Brabazon.

An image of a driverless pod

4th October 2018

Trials at Filton Airfield Test Potential for Driverless Pods

Driverless pods are being trialled this week at Filton Airfield as part of a pilot scheme.

Gromit Unleashed At Southmead Greenway Centre

5th September 2018

Gromit Unleashed 2 at Southmead Greenway Centre

YTL Developments was delighted to sponsor the Pickles McPrickles Gromit in support of Bristol Children's Hospital and the Grand Appeal.

Image of Patchway festival

Flying Into The Future at Patchway Festival 2018

YTL Developments hosts a community event on the former Filton Airfield as part of Patchway Festival's 25th Anniversary celebration.

Image of a child playing with park apparatus

YTL Developments Exhibits at Southmead Festival 2018

On Saturday the 14th July, members of the YTL Developments team attended the Southmead Festival at the Greenway Centre.

UWE Real Estate Masters Students Visit YTL

In March 2018, forty UWE postgraduate students studying for Planning & Development and Real Estates masters qualifications visited YTL Developments' Filton Airfield site.

Image of a Spitfire hangar

Spitfire Hangar Statement - South Gloucestershire

YTL Developments has today submitted a listed-building application to South Gloucestershire Council, seeking approval to restore and repurpose a Grade-II Listed hangar at Filton Airfield.

UWE Real Estate Undergraduates' YTL Visit

Towards the end of 2017, twenty-five Real Estate & Planning and Development students from the University of the West of England were visited by YTL Developments.

Image of train tracks

18th February 2018

Cribbs Patchway New Neighbourhood agreement

YTL Developments and South Gloucestershire Council agree a framework for the development of major new infrastructure in North Bristol.

Rendering of first homes at Brabazon

2nd January 2018

Award-Winning Architects Appointed to Deliver First Homes at Brabazon

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has been commissioned to deliver the first phase in the transformation of the historic Filton Airfield.

Aerial view of Brabazon at night

1st January 2018

New Neighbourhood On The Site Of The Former Filton Airfield Receives Council Approval

YTL Developments has reached a major milestone as outline planning consent is granted for Brabazon, YTL's first UK development.

11th April 2015

YTL Acquires The Former Filton Airfield

YTL Group acquires a historic 380-acre former airfield in Bristol which it plans to transform into a mixed-use development.

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