It is also a very special place, it is an area that is still there for the taking but is actually attached to the city centre. The need for a setting for the Cathedral was recognised. It was felt that a Cathedral Quarter can be provided building on the fine structure of the Cathedral and provide Bristol with a definable cultural heart, because this is what Bristol lacks. The aims of the plan are primarily to raise the site value and attract development. Value is a spiritual as well as a financial matter.
Value is top of the list to attract development and attract people to live here.
We don't just want a place for students and housing associations. The plan aims to increase accessibility. Canons Marsh has historically been relatively isolated despite its large boundary with the city. This boundary is largely a busy road. It is important to provide bridges across the road and water and to create access across the site from all desirable directions.