University of Chester bid to convert Travelodge building into student housing
Campaigners fighting the controversial £100m student village project have welcomed the University of Chester’s bid to take over the nearby Travelodge building.
The university and La Salle Investment Management have submitted a joint planning application to Cheshire West and Chester Council to convert the 160-bedroom Travelodge on Delamere Street to student housing.
The news comes as councillors are due to decide on the student village – a 2,300-bed complex and Steve Redgrave sports institute proposed by Chester-based Bell Developments on green belt land between Blacon and Mollington. Last week a planning expert recommended the application be rejected …