Independent review of the sustainability of the YTL Arena, Bristol

Longhurst, Jim

Abstract

UWE Bristol has been commissioned to undertake an independent review of the sustainability credentials of the proposed YTL Arena, Bristol and to offer judgment on the rigour and robustness of the sustainability assessment undertaken by YTL’s consultants.
The client brief specified an independent review of that work plus, where needed, the specification of proposals for further steps that might be taken by YTL Developments to enhance the sustainability of the scheme.
The purpose of the review is to test
i) The claim that the Arena development will be an exemplar of sustainable development and
ii) Assess the sustainability credentials of the proposed scheme against those of the previously proposed city centre Arena location.
Nine documents were supplied for assessment. These were a mixture of internal documents and selected documents submitted as part of the planning application.
These have been reviewed against the brief and a series of observations and issues about the scheme in its entirety identified. A number of specific issues have also been identified in relation to individual documents.

• Report Type: Confidential Report
• Publication Date: Jan 20, 2020
• Deposit Date: Apr 11, 2021
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7257607