Thousands of new homes have been granted planning permission by Bristol City Council in 2022. Many of the proposed developments have proven highly controversial, attracting hundreds of objections, with residents and interest groups mounting fierce campaigns to stop them being approved.
Councillors have often faced a tricky balancing act between protecting the quality of life for neighbours already living in the area and the need to build homes in a housing crisis with an ever-growing population.
Here are 11 of the biggest planning decisions of the year.
