New homes right next to M4 approved despite noise and 'awful' pollutionCouncillors were concerned about the impact of the location on future residentsView Image Where the homes next to the M4 will be built (Image: Google )Social housing will be built right next to the M4 motorway where future residents will have to “breathe in pollution”. ‌LiveWest, a housing association, has been granted planning permission from South Gloucestershire Council to build 30 homes north-east of Bristol, in between Winterbourne and Hambrook. As well as noise from the motorway, another concern was the dirty air from polluting vehicles which residents would have to breathe. Conservative Cllr Paul Hughes added: “I’m very concerned about this because in South Glos we’ve been very excited about air pollution. But when you’re outside and the wind is blowing, they’re going to get an awful lot of pollution coming from the motorway.