Long-delayed city station to open in 2028

Henbury Station will be built on land next to the A4018 Wyck Beck Road

Planning permission has finally been approved for long-delayed new train station.

Construction of a station at Henbury, north Bristol, was given the go-head by South Gloucestershire Council on Wednesday after years of delays due to concerns over flooding.

The single-platform station will be built next to the A4018 Wyck Beck Road on the border between Bristol and South Gloucestershire, opening in 2028.

Passengers will be able to catch a train every hour down to Bristol Temple Meads and over to Filton Abbey Wood.

Network Rail is planning to build the station in partnership with the West of England Combined Authority, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

The new station is part of the MetroWest Phase Two project, which will see the construction of several other stations such as North Filton, Charfield and Ashley Down.

Councillors on the council's strategic sites delivery committee unanimously voted to approve planning permission.

It is hoped the station will provide a sustainable transport option for new housing developments in the surrounding area, such as the Cribbs Patchway New Neighbourhood.

Conservative Councillor Mark Weston, representing Henbury and Brentry, added: "Today is a good day, but also frustrating for us.

"The money for this was secured about a decade ago and since then there has been delay after delay. This is an absolutely essential piece of key infrastructure."

The station will have step-free access, bicycle racks and a car park with 31 spaces is planned next to the station, while 21 trees will be planted along the station approach.