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Visualisation: Looking north from Filton Retail Park.

Friday 18th August 2023 Adam Postans (LDRS)

Nine-storey building for UWE students granted consent despite road safety concerns

Plans for an “excessively tall” nine-storey block of flats for 330 students near the University of the West of England (UWE) have been approved. South Gloucestershire councillors granted planning permission for the “landmark” spiral-design building on the former B&Q garden centre site at Filton Retail Park in Stoke Gifford, despite concerns about road safety…

Wednesday 24th May 2023 SH (Editor)

Plans submitted for student accommodation block on former B&Q garden centre site

Plans to build a large student accommodation block on a vacant plot within a Stoke Gifford retail park have moved a step forward with the submission of a formal planning application. The proposed building ranges from five to nine storeys in height and provides 330 student bedrooms. It is intended for students attending the nearby UWE Frenchay Campus and, once complete, would be managed by the university.

Monday 20th March 2023 SH (Editor)

Nine-storey student block could be built on part of former B&Q site in Stoke Gifford

Plans to build a student accommodation block on an unused part of a Stoke Gifford retail park have been revealed by Canada Life Asset Management, in partnership with UWE. The proposed building, ranging from five to nine storeys high, would be built on the footprint of the garden centre of the former B&Q superstore at Filton Retail Park, off Fox Den Road.