Tenants in eight blocks of flats will benefit from the revamp

The proposal has been put together by Community at Heart, the body delivering Bristol's government-funded New Deal for Communities scheme.

Tenants in eight blocks of flats will get improved heating, CCTV, security fencing, parking and a village green.

Bristol City Council is being asked to approve the scheme on Tuesday June 8.

Unique opportunity

The council's Cabinet is asked to back the �8m scheme and to say yes to spending just over �2m raised through the sale of nearby council-owned land.

Community at Heart also wants support in principle for its plan to extend the programme to include the demolition of a nearby row of shops.

The organisation's proposal involves building new shops and housing providing it can find ways to raise the extra �800,000 required.

Councillor Richard Eddy, Executive Member for Neighbourhood and Housing Services, said: "These proposals for Barton Hill offer a unique opportunity to transform the lives of more than 600 tenants and their families."

The programme would benefit residents in Ashmead, Barton, Beaufort, Corbett, Eccleston, Harwood, Longlands and Phoenix Houses.