City planners have given the green light for a popular local shop in South Bristol to expand with seven new flats also built on top. The expansion will mean the convenience store in Filwood, an area with no supermarkets, can now stock much more fresh food.
Seven flats can now be built on top of the shop on the eastern end of Melvin Square, after Bristol City Council approved planning permission for the scheme. Planning officers urged councillors to refuse permission, but many local people are supporting the plans.
Developers were given planning permission to expand the building on 10 Melvin Square and 1 Ilminster Avenue, by the development control B committee on Wednesday, April 5. The current two-storey building will become much larger, with an added third storey on top.
