University of Gloucestershire student village plan for Pittville
University chiefs have announced ambitious plans to transform the Pittville Campus into a student village with an extra 450 bedrooms.Villa style residential blocks would be built on the site where disused classrooms stand, and a small retail unit and sports facilities are also planned.
There are already 214 bedrooms at the Pittville Campus – which has not been used for teaching since 2011 – but University of Gloucestershire bosses said additional accommodation was needed.
Vice Chancellor Stephen Marston said: “At present, the university is unable to guarantee accommodation to all its first-year students, a requirement that is clearly important to prospective students and their parents …