{"id":363349,"date":"2025-08-22T00:10:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T00:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/363349\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T00:10:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T00:10:21","slug":"inside-housing-news-bristol-student-and-co-living-scheme-could-deliver-650-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/363349\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Housing – News – Bristol student and co-living scheme could deliver 650 homes"},"content":{"rendered":"

News<\/a>21.08.254.00 PM by\u00a0Zainab Hussain<\/p>\n

Developers have unveiled plans for a student accommodation tower and co-living block in Bristol that could deliver 650 homes.<\/p>\n

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Cabot Gate (picture: Hammerson)<\/p>\n

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\"Twitter\/XDevelopers have unveiled plans for a student accommodation tower and co-living block in Bristol that could deliver 650 homes #UKhousing <\/p>\n

FTSE 250-listed landlord Hammerson and insurance giant AXA IM have proposed a student accommodation tower and a co-living block\u00a0as part of their Cabot Gate development.<\/p>\n

The centrepiece of the plans is a 28-storey purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) tower that could hold up to 500 students. Alongside this is an eight-storey block that could provide 150 co-living beds. Alternatively, it could be used as additional student housing or a hotel.<\/p>\n

Co-living schemes are privately rented homes, specifically designed for single residents with shared facilities and communal spaces.<\/p>\n

A recent report found that there had been\u00a0growing concern co-living was being placed in competition with other types of housing such as PBSA<\/a>. There had also been some misconception that co-living caters solely to students, as well as recent graduates or short-term renters.<\/p>\n

Co-living developers have raised concerns about blending co-living with PBSA, calling for a clear separation between the two.<\/p>\n

Cabot Gate will be located in front of the Cabot Circus car park \u2013 part of the shopping centre owned by Hammerson and AXA IM in a 50:50 joint venture.<\/p>\n

The designs for the development, produced by architect Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, showed plans for a large octagonal PBSA tower on one side of the entrance to the shopping centre\u2019s main car park.<\/p>\n

The PBSA tower would comprise studio and cluster rooms, active frontages and roof terraces.<\/p>\n

A new pedestrian route and a shared walking and cycling lane have also been proposed, with planting and landscaping to buffer against road traffic, as well as a cafe and community space.<\/p>\n

Currently the site is mostly occupied by an Enterprise car rental. Planning permission had previously been granted to build offices on the site, but this subsequently lapsed.<\/p>\n

Stephen Guy, inspector of historic buildings and areas at Historic England, said: \u201cGiven the proposed maximum of a 28-storey building on the site, this is likely to have various impacts on the historic environment, notably the setting of many highly graded heritage assets.\u201d<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Hammerson said: \u201cWorking in close collaboration with Bristol City Council on its ambitions for the city centre, we have set out a long-term vision to evolve our wider estate including leisure experiences, housing and workspaces, as well as more cultural community uses.\u201d<\/p>\n

Historic England expressed concern over the impact of the plans on nearby buildings, including the Grade 1 listed St Paul\u2019s Church.<\/p>\n

In Cardiff, a campaign group recently expressed concern that co-living was \u201cforcing down quality\u201d of housing<\/a>. The group also raised issues about the precedent set by the size of the scheme\u2019s communal areas.<\/p>\n

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