Plans have been submitted for a major £180million development of a derelict site in Bristol.

The 2.5 acre site at Redcliff Quarter would include a hotel as well as offices, apartments and a new food court with cafes and restaurants.

Rezidor Hotel Group would operate a 185-bedroom Radisson RED hotel at the development.

The aim of the project is to make Redcliff Quarter a new ‘destination’ in the heart of the city. It is close to the public transport networks and occupies a prime location close to the Harbourside and Bristol's business and retail quarters.

Radisson RED is the group’s new lifestyle brand targetting the millennial market. It will be an upscale four-star standard hotel, the design and theme of which will reflect the area’s industrial past. In this case Redcliff was known as being the centre of the glass-making industry along with rope and ceramics factories.

The first Radisson RED is now open in Brussels.

Details: http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Derelict-corner-Bristol-transformed-br