Plans for student accommodation in Stratford
The proposal will see Morgan House, a former office building standing empty on Great Eastern Road, bulldozed to make way for a 27 storey block providing nearly student 650 bedrooms.
The landmark development connected to the Stratford Shopping Centre will also include a supermarket and smaller shops at ground level. The complex is expected to create 250 jobs.
Planners say the development will extend and strengthened the choice of shops at the shopping centre while students moving into the new block will help breathe new life into the site and provide a boost to the local economy …