Approval for £33m Bristol development

A £33m residential-led scheme close to Bristol’s historic former marketplace can go ahead after planning consent was secured.Alaska Developments, advised by Indigo Planning, has been given the green light by Bristol City Council for the development, located between Jacob Street and Unity Street.The scheme measures between two to six storeys in height and includes 202 student rooms (46 studios and 156 bedrooms) within 18 cluster flats.A total of 48 one-to-four bedroom houses will also be created in terraced mews houses and apartments, 19 of which will be affordable.Three existing buildings of architectural merit will be retained to provide three ground floor commercial units.The development will be divided into two distinct zones to separate the student accommodation and commercial uses from the residential element. Helix Property Advisors are managing the site.Alaska Developments, again advised by Indigo Planning, was previously granted consent for an 11-storey development of Print Hall, located to the Jacob Street/Unity Street scheme.