"Developer Lovell has defended itself after sparking an outcry by describing blocks of flats containing most of a proposed Bristol development’s social homes as a “noise buffer” between industry and other housing".
This story is behind a paywall so problem if you do not subscribe to Inside Housing (they have to pay their way with subscribers)
I am not sure if Lovell deny the accuracy of this story. Check out the "free to view" Bristol Post coverage of the wider campaign against this development.