Green light for FCBS’ plans to replace Bristol bank buildings with offices

FCBS Bristol 3

Scheme will be built around the ruins of a grade II-listed church

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has been given the green light for its proposals to flatten three brutalist buildings in Bristol and replace them with office blocks.

The controversial plans will see the 1960s Bank of England House, Bank House and Norwich Union demolished and replaced with 30,000sq m of office space surrounding the grade II-listed ruins of St Mary le Port church.

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