Go-ahead for flats

A HUGE new block of student flats with 260 beds has been given planning permission in St Phillip’s. The six-storey block of flats will be built in an industrial area east of Temple Meads that’s been earmarked for massive regeneration projects over the next few years.

Bristol City Council granted planning permission to developers Watkin Jones and Merrion on Wednesday after hearing how student flats would cater for the rapidly expanding University of Bristol.