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The Story So Far
For over a century, Filton Airfield has been a home for innovators, aviators and inventors. Now a new generation is making its mark at Brabazon.
We've dug into the archives to tell the story from when the airfield was acquired by YTL Group to the present day as this historic landmark is transformed into Brabazon.
Select a year from the list below or start scrolling the timeline to explore the story so far…
The scaffolding is taken off of The Coanda house type making it the first property to be revealed at The Heritage District!
More than 80% of the new apartments at The Dials are sold!
There are now just a few one- and two-bedroom apartments remaining for sale across the six floors, all with access to the buildings’ gym, undercroft car park and residents' garden.
Brabazon is named ‘Large Development of the Year 2024’ at the prestigious Brick Awards, as well as collecting ‘Developer of the Year’ and ‘Winner of Winners’ at the 2024 Bristol Property Awards.
The Sales Centre gets a refresh, including a brand-new interactive wall that allows visitors to explore the premium specification of the new homes at The Heritage District first-hand.
The second collection of new, high-specification homes lands at Brabazon!
Known as ‘The Heritage District’, these new homes are based around a network of ‘living streets’, parks and gardens designed to provide increased access to outdoor spaces that will bring people together.
The collection of properties includes some firm favourites from the first phase of new homes at The Hangar District, as well as some brand-new house types.
The first area of green space at Brabazon Park opens!
The occasion is marked with a Party on the Green, hosted by YTL Developments and attended by the residents, staff and contractors who helped bring Brabazon to life.
The first-ever TV advert for Brabazon airs on Sky’s on-demand streaming services with the theme of ‘dreams’ making up part of a larger advertising campaign running in and around Bristol.
The door is opened to the first furnished View Apartment at Brabazon, helping house hunters to experience what life could be like in a new apartment at The Dials.
Restoration work on the historic hangar 16U begins at Brabazon!
Once complete, the listed aircraft hangar will serve as a local, sociable community hub for residents from across North Bristol and South Gloucestershire.
The revised masterplan for Brabazon is approved! The plans include new homes of every type and tenure built for every generation, as well as creative workspaces, shops, cafes, parks and schools.
YTL Developments joins hands with Great Western Air Ambulance to make Brabazon the first heart-safe community in the South West.
Innovative workspace provider Forward®, moves Boxworks - Bristol’s original shipping container workspace to Brabazon.
Planning approval is granted for student accommodation on the southern boundary of Brabazon, close to the new railway station.
YTL Developments wins Regeneration Scheme of the Year 2023 for Brabazon at the British Home Awards.
Work to construct Runway Avenue and complete the junction with the A38 at Brabazon begins.
Runway Avenue will be a new urban boulevard with segregated cycleways, dedicated bus lanes and broad pavements to encourage active travel and public transport use.
Groundworks begin for the second phase of new homes at Brabazon.
Planning permission is granted for the second phase of new homes at Brabazon.
The Frise Street Show Home is opened at Brabazon. Featuring double-height ceiling spaces to the living room and primary bedroom, our latest Show Home really has the wow factor!
YTL Developments wins ‘Residential Project of the Year Over 36 Units’ for Brabazon at Michelmores Property Awards 2023.
Detailed planning consent is granted for the restoration and transformation of Hangar 16U into a new, local social hub for North Bristol.
YTL Developments wins ‘Residential Developer’ for Brabazon at the Insider South West Residential Property Awards 2023.
YTL Developments partners with local charity Southern Brooks to fund a Community Development Worker at Brabazon.
The appointment will help build the community at Brabazon as well as integrating the new neighbourhood with surrounding areas across North Bristol and South Gloucestershire.
Plans for The Enterprise District are announced, creating a new home for advanced manufacturing, engineering and aerospace in North Bristol.
The Parachute Building - a collection of affordable apartments - is completed, marking the 100th completed home at Brabazon!
YTL Developments wins ‘Developer of the Year’ for Brabazon at the Bristol Property Awards 2022.
The first residents move into The Navigator Building - the first collection of new apartments at Brabazon.
Apartment 22 - the first Show Apartment at Brabazon - opens to the public to showcase what life could be like as a resident of The Dials - the second collection of apartments at Brabazon.
YTL Developments wins ‘Placemaking’ and ‘Large Residential Development of the Year’ Awards for Brabazon at the insider South West Property Awards 2022.
Apartments at The Navigator Building sell out, more than four months ahead of completion!
YTL Developments wins ‘Residential Development of the Year’ for Brabazon at the Bristol Property Awards 2021.
YTL Developments wins the ‘Placemaking’ and ‘Sustainability’ categories for Brabazon at the Insider South West Residential Property Awards 2021.
The first residents move into their new homes at Brabazon, just as the first collection of apartments go on sale at The Navigator Building.
The first new homes at The Hangar District reach their full height.
Brabazon begins! Local councillors, community leaders and businesses come together to mark the start of construction as the ground is broken for the first collection of new homes.
YTL Developments signs an agreement to deliver a new railway station, new MetroBus links and community facilities at Brabazon.
YTL Developments is granted outline planning consent for the new neighbourhood, which is named 'Brabazon'.
Detailed plans are drafted for the first phase of new homes with Stirling Prize-winning architects, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. This contemporary collection of new, red-brick houses and apartments is known as ‘The Hangar District’.
YTL Group acquires the 380-acre historic former Filton Airfield in North Bristol.
YTL Developments (UK) Ltd is formed to transform this local landmark from the largest area of brownfield land in the South West into a thriving new mixed-use neighbourhood for Bristol.
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