New housing for 57 people will have just one parking space
Demolition work has been completed at the former Nailsea Electrical showrooms, ahead of a shared rental housing development for 57 people – but with just one parking space.
The site on Berkeley Road has been cleared for the construction of nine three-storey houses incorporating the old church fronting Gloucester Road. Each house will be divided into nine flats with between five and nine bedrooms.
Plans show there will be just one car parking space, reserved for a disabled resident. Three other parking spaces will be on site for the single shop or office space also included in the scheme. There will be 57 secure spaces for bicycles.
The development by Hambrook-based Whitehorse Homes Ltd was approved in January 2025 following an appeal to a government planning inspector. She over-ruled objections from Bristol City Council regarding the size and suitability of the scheme.
Whitehorse Homes bought the site from Nailsea Electrical – by then re-named NE Appliances – in 2024 after the family-run white-goods company went bust after more than 40 years in business. Nailsea Electrical had occupied the site for more than 15 years after moving from smaller premises nearby.
The original church fronting Gloucester Road was built in 1865 as the United Methodist Church. According to Wikipedia, it was constructed from stone taken from a quarry where Bristol Prison now stands. A school was later set up on Berkeley Road behind the church, which finally closed in 1959. It later became a furniture showroom before being bought by Nailsea Electrical.
