Planning permits have been granted to demolish the Galleries Shopping Center in Bristol and replace it with homes, offices and student apartments.

On Wednesday, developer Deeley Freed got for Bristol City Councils for its plans that include restaurants, shops and making the road that only runs along Castle Park Pedestrian.

The galleries were opened in 1991 but have fought, especially since the opening of Cabot Circus nearby in 2008.

Many stores are currently empty and the developer said that the center is now “outdated” and outdated.

According to Deeley Freed Plan’s plans, the mall’s parking lot will also be demolished.

Advisers unanimously voted to approve the plans, which include offices, 450 homes – of which 90 will be classified as affordable – and student apartments that can accommodate 750 people are also part of the project.

Max Freed, head of Deeley Freed, said: “The galleries have been fighting long before the pandemic.

“It is poorly designed and parking spaces cover 40 percent of the place. It has long been outdated. Our proposal would completely convert the site.

“There would still be shops and restaurants on the ground floor throughout the development, including new units that are facing Castle Park and Broadmead.”

Developers will reuse the basement and the basis for the existing mall, and they say that the new buildings will lead to a 40% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions thanks to a heating meter and solar panels.

Newgate, the road that runs between the galleries and the park, will also be pedestrians, said Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Broadmead Medical Center and an evaluation clinic for Bristol Eye Hospital, which is currently in the galleries being moved to another location in Broadmead.

The developer will contribute £ 1.3 million to help NHS with the move.

A hotel and music site will also be built according to the current plans.

Sandra Fry, from the Bristol Civic Society, welcomed hundreds of new homes, but raised concerns about the height of the new buildings, of which the highest will be 21 floors.

Local green advisors Sibusiso Tshabalala also welcomed the development and said that the new homes are needed and the plans will keep the city center “lively”.

Green Councilor Jenny Bartle said: “We tear a lot of building. I worry about the precedent it sets.

“With that said, I think it is otherwise a very strong application and I support it.”