Category: Development Activity

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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The student accommodation developer Downing has been granted planning permission to build a 555-bedroom block, in Falmer, near Brighton.

The purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) will provide 555 bedrooms within two six-storey wings, with an interlinking two-storey social hub between the two buildings.

The accommodation will consist of 397 student cluster rooms, 130 self-contained studio apartments, 18 accessible studios and 10 accessible cluster rooms …

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The London Borough of Southwark has resolved to grant planning permission for a 444-bed student accommodation development on Borough High Street.

King’s Place is being developed by Sellar Property Group, one of the developers behind the nearby Shard.

As well as 444 student beds in a development rising to 11 storeys at its highest, King’s Place will also have 1,850 sqm of flexible work and retail space, including a corner café on Borough High Street, and a new pocket park to be created on Harper Road …

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Plans for a huge student bed development on Streatham Campus for the University of Exeter have been given the go-ahead by the narrowest of margins. It will see the addition of beds for more than 2,000 students despite angry protests from local residents who say their homes will be overlooked.

The 12-strong Exeter City Council planning committee was tied at six votes for and six against at their meeting on Monday night. It forced chairman Cllr Paul Knott (Lab, Exwick) to use his casting vote – and he voted to give the university and developers UPP the green light for development to take place …

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