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Bristol Post
National
Alex Seabrook

470 student flats approved for site behind Bristol Temple Meads despite flood risk

Plans for hundreds of student flats have been approved for a site behind Bristol Temple Meads despite a risk of flooding.

Developers now have planning permission from Bristol City Council to build 471 student apartments on Avon Street on a site currently occupied by Chinese food wholesaler Chanson Foods. The development will link up to the new University of Bristol campus.

The council’s development control committee granted permission on Wednesday, July 20, after hearing concerns about the risk of flooding to the new apartments. The 12-storey building will be located next to the waterfront, with a new public footpath along the water.

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