Parking chaos fears over student flats plan in Leicester street
A multi-million pound development of student flats could “regenerate” an area, but residents fear it will cause parking chaos.
Developers behind a planning application to build 200 student rooms off Welford Road, Leicester, say their proposal is meeting a need within the city. However, those living nearby fear the lack of on-site parking would lead to congestion in surrounding streets.
Leicester’s Launch Padz Developments Ltd wants to build 52 flats in three to six-storey blocks on a disused industrial site in Brookland Road, near Clarendon Park Road …