Chester student accommodation approved on appeal
A student accommodation block on a gateway site in Chester has been approved after a planning appeal, with an independent inspector stating Cheshire West & Chester Council had made “vague, generalised or inaccurate assertions” when it rejected the scheme last April.
The 376-bed, eight-storey project, designed by Day Architectural and brought forward by developer PJ Properties, is planned for a site between Hoole Way and Black Diamond Park, and was originally recommended for approval in April last year.
However, Cheshire West & Chester’s planning committee unanimously rejected the scheme, arguing it would “dwarf” nearby buildings, especially neighbouring homes at Black Diamond Park. Councillors also objected to a lack of parking at the scheme, with nine spaces provided …