The first big housing development in the regeneration of the area around Temple Meads station looks set to be turned down by council planners who say it is ‘not considered a good quality scheme’.
Developers Donard have already demolished the former BART Spices factory on the banks of the River Avon near Temple Meads, but their plans for tower blocks of 221 flats on the now empty site have been recommended for refusal by planning officers.
The developers have now cried foul, accusing planning officers of inconsistencies and treating them differently to a number of other similar developments that have already been given planning permission.
