Visualisation: Looking north from Filton Retail Park.

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…

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Visualisation: Looking north from Filton Retail Park.

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.

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