Retail Development at Fox Den Road - Stoke Gifford Journal

Aerial view of site (artist's impression). — Aerial view of the site (artist’s impression) looking south, with the Premier Inn and multi-use building in the foreground. The rear of the existing Sainsbury’s store can be seen in the far background.

A new mixed-use development featuring an Aldi supermarket, a Costa drive-through, a Premier Inn hotel and a Beefeater restaurant could be built in Stoke Gifford.

A planning application for the proposed development, on vacant land to the rear of Sainsbury’s in Fox Den Road, was submitted to South Gloucestershire Council on 2nd April 2020.

The developer behind the scheme is Baylis Estates Limited, well known locally for its involvement in The Mall and The Venue at Cribbs Causeway.

Statement on the Baylis Estates Limited website (April 2024):

“This 4-acre site, close to Bristol Parkway Station, was acquired from Aviva in 2019 with pre-lettings to Premier Inn (103-bed hotel), Beefeater, Aldi and Costa drive thru. Upon securing detailed planning consent development started in Q4 2022 and Beard Construction completed the scheme in Q1 2024. The completed investment has been forward sold.”

Anticipated opening dates:

Beefeater: On or after 23rd May 2024 (Source: Whitbread job advert)
Costa: Early April 2024 (NOW OPEN)
Aldi: 13th June 2024 (Source: Banner at site)

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Submission of a formal planning application followed a pre-application public consultation exercise that took place in August and September 2019 and involved neighbouring residents and local councillors. At that time, Aviva Investors were said to be the owners of the land.

Although the outline plans revealed in 2019 included a gym, this has been removed from the submitted planning application and substituted with a ‘multi-use’ building. The applicant says this would “allow a range of different complementary uses to come forward in the future if the market allows”.

UPDATE (25th February 2024): The new Beefeater restaurant is now advertising for staff. Visit the Journal’s Jobs page for details.

UPDATE (23rd February 2024): The new Aldi store is now advertising for staff. Visit the Journal’s Jobs page for details.

UPDATE (14th December 2022): Groundworks have now been under way for a number of weeks. Piling for the hotel’s concrete frame has been completed and work on the foundations has started.

UPDATE (7th January 2022): Work has started to clear the site. Trees around the perimeter of the site are being felled. See photo below. An update article is planned for the March/April issue of the Stoke Gifford Journal magazine.

UPDATE (22nd May 2021): Following an officer recommendation to approve the application and in the absence of any ‘call in’ by council members, planning consent was duly granted under delegated powers on 23rd April 2021.

UPDATE (8th February 2021): A large number of revised plans and reports have appeared on the South Gloucestershire Council planning portal today.

The planning application

P20/05916/F | Erection of mixed-use development comprising of Hotel and Restaurant, Supermarket, Coffee Shop with Drive Thru Facility and multi-use building