Olympian Homes scheme will replace Premier Inn tower
Plans for the tallest building in Bristol have been given the green light by the city council.
A 20-storey Premier Inn built in the 1970s will be demolished and replaced by two new buildings, one of 18 storeys and another of 28.
The former will provide 132 co-living homes, 20% of which will be designated affordable, while the latter will consist of 442 purpose-built student accommodation beds.
Designed by architects Hodder and Partners, the scheme, known as St James Square, will also involve extensive landscaping, which will create a pedestrian route connecting Bristol bus and coach station with nearby Broadmead.
Two-thirds of the site鈥檚 20,500 sq ft ground floor will be available to the public as open space.
Oliver d鈥橢rlanger, senior development manager at developer Olympian Homes, said: 鈥淭he hotel building has come to the end of its life.
鈥淭here is a real opportunity to transform the site into a place with attractive and safe public spaces that much better connect Broadmead, Bristol Bus Station, the Bear Pit and St James鈥� Park, and open up views to the listed St James鈥� Priory. That鈥檚 exactly what we propose to do.鈥�
Olympian said it is now looking for a contractor and a funding partner for the scheme.
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