{"id":34151,"date":"2026-02-03T02:12:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T10:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/olympian-clears-gateway-2-for-bristols-tallest-tower\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T02:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T10:12:11","slug":"olympian-clears-gateway-2-for-bristols-tallest-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/olympian-clears-gateway-2-for-bristols-tallest-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympian clears gateway 2 for Bristol\u2019s tallest tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-505352\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"741\">The scheme will deliver 442 student beds and 150 co-living units across two towers of 29 and 18 storeys. The project is being delivered in partnership with <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Cain<\/span><\/span>, with <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">RG Group<\/span><\/span> now cleared to start work on site.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"985\">The taller block will rise to 28 storeys to house student accommodation, alongside a separate 18-storey co-living building. With Gateway 2 approval now in place, construction is set to begin immediately, with completion targeted for mid-2028.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"987\" data-end=\"1176\">Olympian said the approval was achieved through a highly collaborative process, supported by the Building Safety Regulator\u2019s innovation unit, helping to accelerate the application timeline.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1178\" data-end=\"1450\">Richard Goodwin, construction director at Olympian, said: \u201cHaving run this application through the newly-formed innovation unit, BSR performance was greatly improved and the whole process was achieved in 14 weeks.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1178\" data-end=\"1450\">\u201cThis is testament to the working relationship of the whole team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1178\" data-end=\"1450\">Olympian chairman Mark Slatter added that Olympian Homes continuesd to advance it\u2019s growth strategy despite a challenging market and remained focused on the acquisition and redevelopment of high quality urban sites.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\">\n<div class=\"author-avatar\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/userphoto\/2.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Morby\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"photo\">\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .author-info -->\t\t\t<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2026\/02\/03\/olympian-clears-gateway-2-for-bristols-tallest-tower\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The scheme will deliver 442 student beds and 150 co-living units across two towers of 29 and 18 storeys. &#8230; <a title=\"Olympian clears gateway 2 for Bristol\u2019s tallest tower\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/olympian-clears-gateway-2-for-bristols-tallest-tower\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Olympian clears gateway 2 for Bristol\u2019s tallest tower\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1089],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction-enquirer","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34151\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}