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1/3 Picture: Woods Bagot 2/3 Picture: Woods Bagot 3/3 Picture: Woods Bagot Developer First Base has won planning consent for a £175m redevelopment of the Soapworks site in Bristol. Bristol City Council has given the green light to the new scheme close to the city centre. The site will see two new buildings delivered as well as the restoration of Grade II-listed Victorian Soapworks building, originally a soap factory dating back to the 1860s, and an improved public realm area. Once complete, th...

By Dave Rogers2021-04-29T08:47:00+01:00 Soapworks scheme is developer’s first in region Developer First Base has been given the green light by Bristol city council for a £175m mixed-use proposal at a site on the edge of the city centre. The Soapworks district will centre around the grade II-listed Victorian former base of soap and candle firm Christopher Thomas & Brothers, which has more recently served as homeware showroom for city department store Gardiner Haskins. Architect Woods Bagot ...