Watkin Jones has received planning permission for the development of a 484-bed student accommodation scheme in Bristol. 

The approval comes after two years of negotiation between the firm, a student housing and Build to Rent specialist, and Bristol City Council Development Committee. Previously housing an engineering works and foundry, but now a vacant site, the project is due to deliver student homes ranging from six to ten storeys across three buildings on Malago Road, Bedminster. 

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