Flood experts have formally objected to the centrepiece development of the huge Bedminster Green regeneration project, because they fear some of the 339 flats could be flooded by a river that is to be uncovered nearby.
The plan for new homes around Bedminster Green includes uncovering and making a feature of the River Malago, which currently flows in a tunnel under the site close to Bedminster train station. But the Environment Agency has told Bristol City Council it objects to the plans from the council’s own ‘development partner’ at Bedminster Green, and has told planning chiefs that if they go ahead and give planning permission anyway, it would have to be sent to the Secretary of State to override their objections.
The plan for ‘Plot 5’ of the Bedminster Green regeneration project would see 339 apartments in buildings up to ten storeys high, built around three sides of the actual grassed area that the developers have called Bedminster Green, between Malago Road and the railway. The scheme is the fourth site either side of Malago Road to go through the planning process as part of the huge Bedminster Green project.
