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Image of the proposed redevelopment of brownfield land next to Cabot Circus car park(Image: Hammerson)<\/p>\nIt will be a ‘statement building’ at the entrance to BristolImage of the proposed redevelopment of brownfield land next to Cabot Circus car park(Image: Hammerson)<\/p>\n
The firm that runs Bristol\u2019s biggest shopping centre has formally submitted plans to redevelop the area at the gateway to Bristol, with a 600-room student accommodation block. Hammerson is asking city council planners for permission to transform the area between Newfoundland Way at the bottom of the M32 and the Cabot Circus<\/a> multi-storey car park.<\/p>\n The planning application includes a 28-storey tower block which would be a PBSA – purpose-built student accommodation – for 600 students, along with a multi-purpose community pavilion, a pocket park and some flexible outdoor amenity space.<\/p>\n At present the space at the approach to the distinctive multi-storey car park, with its twin spiral external ramps, is used by a vehicle rental company, but Hammerson want to redevelop it with what will be one of Bristol\u2019s tallest buildings, right at the entrance to the city for people travelling down the M32.<\/p>\n \u201cThe plans aim to put pedestrians at the heart of the redevelopment with a new pedestrian route as well as a shared cycle lane,\u201d said a spokesperson for the company. \u201cExtensive planting and landscaping will provide new green spaces for the community to use and enjoy.<\/p>\n \u201cHammerson is in talks with a local community group which could become the occupier of the new community space,\u201d he added. The plans submitted to the council are for outline permission, and will join the wider plans to transform the Quakers Friars area that is part of Cabot Circus, along with major new arrivals in the shopping centre itself, including M&S taking over the old House of Fraser flagship store later this year, and Odeon moving into the multiplex cinema within the centre next year.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Cabot Circus owner reveals details of huge new 28-storey building near M32<\/a>READ MORE: More student housing planned as fears grow city centre is ‘becoming a campus’<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThese latest plans represent a significant enhancement to Bristol and have been developed closely to align to Bristol City Council<\/a> \u2019s vision for the city centre and Frome Gateway,\u201d said Jonatan Carlring, Hammerson\u2019s development director.<\/p>\n \u201cAs well as delivering high quality student accommodation and a statement building for the city, the plans include extensive green spaces, better cycle and walking routes and more community uses. It all ties in with our plans for Hammerson\u2019s wider Bristol estate and matches the momentum we\u2019re already delivering at Cabot Circus and Quaker\u2019s Friars,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n The new building will add to the transformation of the approach to the city centre down the M32<\/a> that is coming in the next few years.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_Cabot-now.jpg\")
The view, in April 2025, of the corner of Newfoundland Street and Bond Street at Cabot Circus in Bristol, where Hammerson want to build a 28-storey 600-room Purpose Built Student Accommodation block(Image: Google Maps)<\/p>\n