Plan for 200 student flats will help revive Stoke-on-Trent
More than 200 student flats are to be built in a town centre, despite objections from families.
Plans to construct two accommodation blocks in Stoke have been given the go-ahead. The buildings will be located next to London House, in London Road, which is currently being converted to provide a 76-bedroom student accommodation complex.
The two new blocks will be a continuation of the same development by Dencourt Ltd.
Vicky Wootten, planning officer for Stoke-on-Trent City Council, said: “”Objections have been received from local residents.
Neighbours have raised concerns regarding parking at the facility. We are of the view that this location, with its good transport links, encourages sustainable travel.
The first block to be constructed will be behind London House.
The five-storey building will provide communal facilities on the ground floor including a reception, lounge, recreation room, laundry, toilets, post-room and manager’s office.
It will contain 122 student ‘bedsits’, with 18 on the ground floor and 26 units on every other level.
The second, six-storey building will join on to London House and contain 80 flats. It will have the same communal facilities on the ground floor, along with a retail unit …