Housing Plan for homes next to M4 approved despite pollution concerns

SOCIAL housing will be built right next to the M4 motorway where future residents will have to “breathe in pollution”.

- Alex SEABROOK Local democracy reporter

Specially insulated windows and walls are planned in the 30 new homes but there are still concerns about residents using their gardens having to hear deafening traffic.

LiveWest, a housing association, has been granted planning permission from South Gloucestershire Council to build 30 homes northeast of Bristol, in between Winterbourne and Hambrook. The housing estate is on the Old Gloucester Road, near Beacon Lane.

The site is currently used for pasture land, and straddles the M4. Fences and trees will be installed to mitigate the noisy motorway. The plans were approved by councillors on the strategic sites delivery committee on Wednesday, October 1.