Work starts in January on a new £4.3m student residence on Bishop Grosseteste University’s Longdales Road campus.
Older accommodation will be replaced by the new development with at least one existing hall of residence being demolished.
Two Lincoln companies will benefit from the work with the main contractors being Caledonian Modular in Carlton-on-Trent and Trent Valley Construction in South Hykeham …
Developers have unveiled fresh plans to build dozens of student flats above a row of shops near the University of York.
Previous plans for 16 flats on the first floor of Matmer House, in Hull Road, and 30 more on two new floors, were dropped earlier this year following criticism from nearby residents.
However, a second planning application for the site has now been submitted to City of York Council and the scheme now has 47 flats – one more than the initial proposals …
A plan to double the number of students living in a leafy city suburb has won approval.
The University of Southampton will now demolish the 19th century Bassett House and the aging post war Chamberlain House in Glen Eyre to boost student homes. The replacement accommodation blocks would house more than 400 students – up from the current 200.
University bosses hope this will not only provide modern digs but also curb student ghettos that plague neighbourhoods such as Portswood and Swaythling …
A decision on creating new homes for 43 students in High Wycombe has been put on hold after councillors were split over a planning application.
The houses currently at the site have been empty since 1987 after being made the subject of compulsory purchase orders by Buckinghamshire County Council to make way for a dual carriageway, but the plans never came to fruition.
And some members of the planning committee attacked a perceived council policy of favouring flats or homes of multiple occupancy over family homes …
Brighton & Hove City Council has approved plans for a new student housing development in central Brighton.
The planning approval, granted on Wednesday 12th December, means that construction work at the Co-op building in London Road could begin in the new year and the first students could move in for the academic year 2014-15.
The University of Sussex has been working in close partnership with the developer, Watkin Jones, on the plans to regenerate the 80-year-old building – which has stood empty since 2007 – by creating accommodation for 351 students …
Plans for a development of student flats in the city centre are set to be approved.Officers at Nottingham City Council have recommended planning permission is given for the redevelopment of Talbot House in Talbot Street.
The new development would include 205 studio bedrooms, each with a kitchen, 48 units with two bedrooms and a shared kitchen and 136 units with four to six bedrooms and a shared kitchen.
Under the plans, existing buildings would be demolished – apart from the art deco front section of Talbot House …
A resident has launched a petition to stop a historic Lincoln pub being torn down and replaced with student flats.
Developers want to build a block of nine student apartments on the site of The Lord Tennyson, in Rasen Lane.
The two-storey high flats will comprise 54 bedrooms and be for students at Bishop Grosseteste, which is expected to see an increase in numbers after receiving university status …
Unite Group has sold another four properties, in deals valued at a total of £116 million.
The student accommodation sold two to third parties for a total of £39 million, bringing the total value of such sales to £127 million this year.
In a statement, the group said this figure meant it was “on track to achieve its target to reduce leverage to approximately 50% loan-to -value by the end of the year” …
Plans to build more than 200 privately-run flats have been unanimously approved by councillors, despite residents’ claims they will create a “student ghetto”.
Developer Connislow was granted planning permission to build 223 student bedrooms in four blocks on the former Fred Henderson garage, on Ainsley Street, Durham, by a Durham County Council planning committee on December 11th.
The plans were approved by seven votes to zero despite strong opposition from residents, many of whom were at County Hall to raise their concerns over noise and anti-social behaviour …
Design and build specialist, Markey Construction, has started work on a new £2.4 million student accommodation scheme on Birmingham’s Bristol Street.
The Gooch Estate is developing the row of locally-listed buildings into accommodation for 108 students, as well as refurbishing the existing ground floor commercial units in time for the new intake of students in 2013.
The 40-week design and build contract was awarded to Markey Construction on the back of its existing experience in the education and student accommodation sector …
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