Charlton Hayes is a mixed-use development and civil parish in the South Gloucestershire district of Gloucestershire, England. Part of the suburban North Fringe of Bristol, it is located north of Bristol city centre on land north of the old Filton Airfield formerly in the parish of Patchway. Charlton Hayes was named after the village of Charlton, which was demolished in the late 1940s to make way for the Filton Airfield runway extension. The civil parish also includes part of the newer Brabazon development.
Development and construction Planning permission was granted by South Gloucestershire Council in 2008 to build 2,200 homes for 6,000 residents. The development includes 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes, three car dealerships, a nursery, a primary school, care homes, and a new bypass 'Hayes Way'. The development was funded by Bovis Homes who made a contribution to the Hayes Way construction.
The old Benson Brothers sites is now home to a police station for Avon and Somerset Police. The Vauxhall dealer at the flyover bought a row of old houses and converted the area into a car park. On 1 April 2023 Charlton Hayes became a civil parish, having been part of Patchway.
Governance Charlton Hayes is part of the Charlton and Cribbs ward of South Gloucestershire Council. It is currently represented by one Labour and two Conservative Councillors:
+ Councillors representing Charlton and Cribbs ward Election Councillor Party Votes 2023 Sam Scott 695 Sanjay Shambhu 683 Jo Buddharaju 614 2019 Sanjay Shambhu 520 Jo Buddharaju 511 Brian Hopkinson 497
Parish A new parish named Charlton Hayes was formed in May 2023. The campaign to form a new parish was led by local Conservative district councillors Sanjay Shambhu, Brian Hopkinson and Jo Buddharaju.
The parish has nine councillors, for 20232027 these are: Sanjay Shambhu, Conservative (Chairman, 20232024) Roberto Cialfi, Conservative Jo Buddharaju, Conservative Jo Oyekoya, Conservative Jack Groenewald, Conservative Dee Hasan, Conservative Sam Scott, Labour Dailey Lawrence, Labour Natalie Field, Labour
Before 2023, Charlton Hayes was in Patchway civil parish, and was part of the Callicroft ward for elections to the town council.
Economy A Ford dealership operates there. Other construction companies and housing associations are building houses.
Transport The main Hayes Way dual carriageway is interspersed by three roundabouts, named after the aeroplanes Concorde, Brabazon, Blenheim. The Highwood Road junction now goes into Wood Street, where many residents live. The Concorde Roundabout loops back to the A38 road back towards the M5 motorway. Hayes Way links A38 to Merlin Road and Highwood Road at the bottom of The Mall, Cribbs Causeway. The by-pass was designed to relieve congestion on Highwood Road, which is now restricted to public transport.
Highwood Road controversially closed in October 2012 for a trial period. LED road signs and threats of police enforcement to remove unauthorised traffic began in 2013.
The airfield closure and new Brabazon development will provide new routes south into Bristol for public transport linking the old road to Henbury and Southmead.
, Bristol Brabazon railway station is under construction on the southern edge of the parish. Patchway railway station is half a mile to the east of Charlton Hayes.
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