Bristol City Centre Retail and Leisure Study

Nexus Planning and Aspinall Verdi have been instructed by Bristol City Council to undertake the Bristol City Centre Retail and Leisure Study. Our work is now recommencing in light of some of the COVID-19 restrictions being lifted and we are now beginning to gather the market research elements which will underpin the Study.

In this regard, the Study is underpinned by new market research including a household shopper survey and on-street surveys within the city centre, but our stakeholder engagement is invaluable to better understand the issues and concerns affecting landowners, businesses and residents.

As such, the following survey has been designed to enable you as stakeholders to provide us with your views, concerns and aspirations on key elements of the city centre. If there is anything further you would like to send us, please email h.lindley-clapp@nexusplanning.co.uk. Whilst we of course understand that financial matters such as rent levels, business rates and so on are exceptionally relevant, we would like to focus this survey on the policy and physical interventions within the city centre.

We would be grateful if you could provide your comments by 6pm on 25th September 2020.

Question Title

* 1. Please can you provide your contact information.

Name

Phone number

Organisation you are respresenting

Question Title

* 2. What do you see as the current strengths of Bristol city centre – particularly those that underpin repeat visits and generate footfall? (Please do refer to uses, operators, etc)

Question Title

* 3. Thinking about future development and growth what would you like to see in the city centre in the next 5-10 years in terms of:

a) Retail

b) Leisure / culture

c) Office

d) Residential

e) Movement and accessibility

f) Healthcare

g) Community

h) Green / public open space

Question Title

* 4. Looking beyond the current COVID-19 pandemic, do you see larger ‘destination’ retail anchor stores surviving? If not, what type of uses/activities do you see replacing them?’

Question Title

* 5. Thinking before the COVID-19 pandemic, retail has historically been a key driver of footfall in the city centre. Do you still consider this to be the case in 5 years time?

Bristol City Centre Retail and Leisure Study

Question Title

Question Title

* 1. Please can you provide your contact information.

Question Title

* 2. What do you see as the current strengths of Bristol city centre – particularly those that underpin repeat visits and generate footfall? (Please do refer to uses, operators, etc)

Question Title

* 3. Thinking about future development and growth what would you like to see in the city centre in the next 5-10 years in terms of:

Question Title

* 4. Looking beyond the current COVID-19 pandemic, do you see larger ‘destination’ retail anchor stores surviving? If not, what type of uses/activities do you see replacing them?’

Question Title

* 5. Thinking before the COVID-19 pandemic, retail has historically been a key driver of footfall in the city centre. Do you still consider this to be the case in 5 years time?

Question Title

* 6. What could further underpin the retail and leisure activity in the city centre?

Question Title

* 7. Is there more that could be done to support local businesses in the city centre?

Question Title

* 8. Any other comments, or useful resources we should be looking at? Please email documents directly to h.lindley-clapp@nexusplanning.co.uk.