Malaysian firm invests £2bn to accelerate UK’s biggest brownfield scheme

By Alex Funk2025-01-17T11:28:00

Plans for Brabazon town include 6,500 new homes and 17,000-seat arena near Bristol

A new trade deal agreed between the British and Malaysian governments earlier this week confirmed a £2bn investment to speed up the delivery of the Brabazon town in the West of England.

The development, which will be built by Malaysian company YTL, will be based on the former Filton Airfield on the Bristol and South Gloucestershire border. Filton airfield was the birthplace of Concorde and supersonic travel, with the scheme named Brabazon after the Bristol Brabazon airliner.

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