Bristol City Council officers have recommended plans for 62 new homes to be built on a car park belonging to Bristol Zoological Society. The Clifton brownfield site was previously used by staff who worked at Bristol Zoo Gardens but is now unused after the attraction closed in September after 186 years.
The proposals include a mix of one-, two- and three-bed apartments and three-to-four-bed mews houses, of which 20% will be affordable.
Plans to develop a residential scheme on the site of the west car park, in College Road, were originally approved in September 2021, with planning permission granted in February 2022, but the process was delayed when the Clifton & Hotwells Improvement Society raised concerns about the planning process.
