Liverpool-based investor Downing has lodged plans to redevelop a Bristol multi-storey car park with a 12 storey purpose-built student accommodation scheme in the Broadmead district. The Nelson Street scheme will deliver 331 bedrooms across studios, cluster flats and accessible rooms, alongside active ground-floor uses and new public realm. The car-free scheme is pitched as a boost to the city centre’s student housing supply while supporting Bristol City Council’s push for a more sustainable, better-connected core. Martin Fenlon, associate projects director at Downing, said: “Our proposals represent an exciting opportunity to transform an underused site into a high-quality, sustainable development that supports Bristol City Council’s ambitions for the Broadmead area. The scheme is targeting BREEAM Excellent.