Goram Homes is working with Vistry Group on the development, a former school site left unoccupied for over a decade.

The scheme will include a mix of one and two-bedroom apartments, plus two, three and four-bedroom houses.

The homes will feature solar panels and air source heat pumps, alongside electric car charging points.

Half of the 130 homes built in the first phase of the development will be affordable housing, for social rent and shared ownership, whilst the other half will be sold on the open market.

Phase two of the site will be a 70-home extra care facility for older people with care and support needs who wish to maintain their independence with the assurance of onsite care.

The extra care development will be delivered by one of the council’s registered provider partners and plans for this scheme will be submitted in the coming months.

Cllr Barry Parsons, chair of Bristol City Council’s Homes and Housing Delivery Committee, said: “Goram Homes is creating a thriving new community here, with a fantastic balance of homes to suit the city’s needs.

“This development will provide nature-rich spaces to relax and play, with shared facilities to bring multiple generations together.

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“The number of homes being built for social rent and shared ownership is critical too, and highlights Goram Homes’ key role in supporting the city’s plans to continue to deliver much needed affordable housing and realise our vision for Bristol.”

Christiana Makariou, development director at Goram Homes, said: “We’re incredibly proud of this development, which will transform empty brownfield land into much needed new homes for people young and old.

“We’ve worked alongside the local community for the last couple of years to create a scheme that is sensitive to the surrounding area.”

Councillor Andrew Brown, ward councillor for Hengrove and Whitchurch, said: “It’s great to celebrate new homes being built especially as high levels of affordable housing are so urgently needed to address our city’s housing challenges.

“The planned extra care housing will also make a significant contribution to the needs of the local community.”

Sue Scholfield, regional managing director at Vistry’s Bristol region, commented: “We’re pleased to be celebrating this important milestone at The Fosseway and working in joint venture partnership with Goram Homes again.”