Fury over new 28-storey tower... 'our city’s being taken over by students' View Image

Bristol Live readers are fed up to hear that Hammerson, the operator of Bristol’s biggest shopping centre, has submitted plans to transform the key gateway into the city with a new 600-room student accommodation tower . The proposal, now with Bristol City Council , covers the area between Newfoundland Way at the base of the M32 and the Cabot Circus multi-storey car park.

The development includes a 28-storey purpose-built student accommodation block, a community pavilion, a pocket park, and flexible outdoor space.

The site, currently home to a vehicle rental business beside the distinctive car park with its twin spiral ramps, would be redeveloped into one of Bristol’s tallest buildings, greeting v

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