Summix has been given the go-ahead to turn a brownfield site in St Philip’s Marsh, Bristol, into a 595-bed student scheme.
Plans for the development, at the corner of Feeder Road and Albert Road, were submitted in April 2019. Alongside the student beds, the project will deliver around 37,000 sq ft of commercial space.
Stuart Black, development director at Summix, said: “Our plans will not only help to meet an identified demand for student housing in a highly sustainable location, but will also support investment and job creation in the city by providing affordable commercial space close to the city centre, helping to support Bristol’s post-Covid-19 economic recovery.
“The plans will bring this important site back into positive use and act as a gateway to the exciting Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus. We are also committed to ensuring that the redevelopment of the site plays its part in the wider regeneration of St Philip’s Marsh.”
Original plans for the 1.3-acre site were for 641 student bedrooms and 30,000 sq ft of commercial space. The planning process was delayed following an eight-month campaign by the managing director of Bristol nightclub Motion, seeking to have a deed of easement written into the consent.
The agreement allows development of the scheme to take place under the condition that the nightclub, which sits close to the scheme, is able to continue with the current noise levels, without fear of complaint from future residents.
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