Controversial Chester student village plan rejected
Proposals for a controversial £100m student village on Chester’s outskirts have been rejected by councillors.
The 2,300-bed complex and Steve Redgrave sports institute was proposed by Chester-based Bell Developments on green belt land between Blacon and Mollington.
The decision – by five votes to four – came after the borough’s strategic planning committee visited the land, between Parkgate Road and Shelley Road and considered a 110 page report by area planning manager Mark Lynch …