Scaled-down plans for 220 homes at Ashton Gate railway sidings approved
Plans were changed after heritage chiefs said it would ruin the view from Ashton Court
06:00, 30 APR 2021
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The site of the former railway sidings in Ashton
Controversial plans for 220 homes at a former railway depot in Ashton Gate have been approved despite fears a “scary” shared cycle/pedestrian path is too narrow.
Bristol city councillors granted permission for nine buildings between three and five storeys at Clanage Road, just off the Brunel Way flyover, after hearing half of the flats will be affordable.
But because the apartments will be only one- and two-bedroom, residents fear it will exclude many families from moving in and create “slums of the future” rather than a balanced community.