Manchester student housing need claim unjustified
Plans to extend student accommodation in Greater Manchester were rejected because the need for such accommodation had not been fully justified.
The building provided accommodation for 35 students and the appellant planned to provide 30 flats containing 104 bedspaces.
He submitted a letter from a higher education college which offered support for the scheme, and challenged the council’s evidence which suggested that the demand for student accommodation was likely to fall due to a reduction in the number of people taking up higher education places by both UK and foreign students …