Plans for a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) in Filton have been refused under new rules to protect neighbourhoods from being swamped by bedsits.
Local councillors have welcomed the decision to refuse the HMO on Fifth Avenue, hailing it the "first success" of new powers to challenge the increasing number of HMOs in Filton.
It comes after South Gloucestershire Council introduced a policy in September limiting how many family homes could be turned into HMOs in the same area.
