Category: Development Activity

Plans have been approved to turn a 28,000 sq ft Nottingham city centre building into a mixed-use scheme.

Maven Property (Nottingham) has been given the go-ahead by the city council to transform the tired-looking 191-195 Lower Parliament Street by adding up to three storeys to the existing two-floor building.

The move, says the developer, will create a scheme that will retain the ground floor retail units at the site while adding 104 student bedspaces on the upper floors. The new development will reach five storeys at its tallest …

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Provider of student accommodation – Unite Students – has received planning approval for Meridian Square, a landmark 952-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in east London and Freestone Island, a 500-bed PBSA scheme in Bristol.

Situated next to Meridian Steps near Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, the Stratford, London PBSA is a 41-storey tower targeted to complete in 2028.

The Meridian Square scheme in Stratford, which has approval with conditions and is yet to obtain full planning permission, will deliver 1,151m2 of commercial space which will include workspace and a retail area. Part of the space is earmarked for Canning Town-based You Press, a social enterprise for young people and underrepresented communities …

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• Unite Students’ new property in Edinburgh combines student, build-to-rent (BTR) and affordable units – making it the first of its kind in the company’s 70,000-bed portfolio
• Burnet Point will be Unite Students’ lowest carbon new-build to date
• The property’s life cycle assessment is currently 702 kgCO2e/m2, the Group’s lowest, another step towards its 2030 net zero development targets
• It will have 298 student beds, 49 private-rented and 17 affordable residential apartments, and dedicated community space
• Completion expected in September 2025 for the 2025/26 academic year …

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Plans for a 267-bed purpose-built student accommodation building (PBSA) in Edinburgh brought forward by Vita Group have been approved.

In the planning meeting, which happened on Wednesday 24 January, the Development Management sub committee at City of Edinburgh Council approved plans for the new Vita Student residence at New Waverley North, part of the £240M New Waverley regeneration project.

Once delivered, the new site will be the third Vita Student residence in Edinburgh with other sites located on Fountainbridge and Iona Street …

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YTL Developments said it has secured planning permission for 1,514 beds of student accommodation at Brabazon – the new 380-acre neighbourhood being built on the historic former Filton airfield in Bristol.

Designed by local architects Stride Treglown, the accommodation, earmarked to be opened in time for the 2026-7 academic year, will be spread across four mansion-style buildings close to the new railway station.

The separate bedrooms are arranged in clusters around communal spaces to balance studying with a social experience. There will also be dining areas, karaoke rooms, a gaming suite and gym, as well as quiet working areas …

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Award-winning property development and investment company MRP has announced the launch of its new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme The Place in Nottingham.

The Place will deliver 409 units with amenities including a gym, private dining room, study, breakout spaces and a sky lounge on the roof, offering panoramic views over the city.

Construction on the 11 storey PBSA scheme began in February 2023 and is scheduled to complete next summer in time for the 2024/25 student intake in September …

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• Unite Students has signed a build contract to develop a new circa 600-bed property
• With total development costs of £75million, Marsh Mills will be constructed adjacent to the University of Bristol’s new Temple Quarter campus, ready for the 2025/26 academic year
• Half of the rooms have been pre-let to University of Bristol students through a long-term lease agreement
• Unite Students has introduced carbon saving technologies into the build, which will save 7,300 tonnes of embodied carbon

Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of student accommodation, is set to build a new 600-bed development at the heart of Bristol’s biggest ever regeneration project …

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Caddick Group has secured planning approval for the final phase of its SOYO development at the heart of Leeds’ cultural quarter.

Blocks A and D were approved by Leeds City Council’s City Plans Panel last week (30 November 2023). Both will provide new student accommodation.

Both blocks will comprise of a mix of studio and cluster flats, with the overall design complementing the rest of the new neighbourhood. Block A will bring 360 student units to the neighbourhood, adding to the 291 units due to be created at Block D …

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