A shock U-turn on a decision to knock down a shopping centre in South Bristol has been slammed by campaigners as a 'stitch-up'. Broadwalk Shopping Centre in Knowle can now be demolished after developers received permission to build 850 new homes there.
Plans to replace the shopping centre have divided opinion in Knowle for years, and in May Bristol City Council voted to refuse permission for the proposed ‘Redcatch Quarter’. They said too many homes were squeezed into the site, and too few would be affordable.
But on Wednesday, July 5, the development control A committee decided to reverse its previous decision, and voted to approve planning permission. The surprise twist has sparked criticism from opponents of the plans, most of whom did not attend the meeting.
