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Planning permission granted for retirement development on Upper Bristol Road

Source: http://www.bathecho.co.uk/

Plans to transform the former Hinton Vauxhall garage on the Upper Bristol Road in Bath into retirement apartments have been approved by Bath and North East Somerset Council.Specialist retirement developer PegasusLife plans to demolish the former dealership, which closed in April 2015, on the Upper Bristol Road to make way for the scheme, which includes a health and wellbeing suite and a riverside cafe open to the public.The development is close to Royal Victoria Park, the Royal Crescent and also backs onto the riverside.Plans include a mixture of one, two and ‘2+’ bedroom apartments and car parking. The social and wellbeing spaces, what the developers deem a pivotal part of any PegasusLife development, include a wellness centre, a communal lounge, guest suites as well as a riverside cafe.PegasusLife works with industry leading partners to deliver its developments. The project team for Bath includes Barton Willmore (planning consultant), architects Allies & Morrison and Landscape Architects Camlins.