Muse picked as preferred development partner for two plots on 10,000-home Bristol Temple Quarter scheme

Muse has been selected as preferred development partner on two key plots at the 10,000-home Bristol Temple Quarter scheme in central Bristol.

The developer has been chosen to lead the transformation of Temple Meads West, an area to the west of Bristol Temple Meads railway station, and another plot at St Philip’s Marsh.

The appointment follows a competitive procurement process launched in February 2025 by the scheme’s delivery body Bristol Temple Quarter Limited Liability Partnership, a partnership between Bristol City Council, Homes England and the West of England Combined Authority.

Bristol Temple Quarter is one of the largest regeneration schemes in the UK, set to transform 135ha of land either side of Bristol Temple Meads station over the next 25 years.

Work on some plots is already underway, with a £23m eastern entrance to the station set to open in September this year alongside the University of Bristol’s £500m Enterprise campus.

Plans for a transport hub, known as the Southern Gateway, were also approved in November with a main contractor for the scheme expected to be announced later this month.

Muse is aiming to submit an outline planning application for Temple Meads West in early 2027. The area spans multiple development sites on publicly owned land including a multistorey car park at Temple Gate, vacant land at Lower Station Approach and the Portwall Lane car park. 

The developer will work to create more long-term plans for new homes at St Philip’s Marsh, with no timeline for this part of the scheme currently announced.

Homes England chief executive Amy Rees said the selection of Muse as development partner was a “landmark moment in one of the most ambitious regeneration projects in Europe”.

Simon Harding-Roots, Muse regional managing director for the south, added: “Temple Meads West and St Philip’s Marsh represent a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create a vibrant new community aligned with major transport investment. 

“Realising that opportunity requires a long-term, partnership-led approach to regeneration, which sits at the core of how Muse works with the public sector.