Fears over jobs site shortage as student digs become big business in Bath
Student accommodation is becoming big business in Bath as developers look for new uses for redundant commercial sites and now experts are warning that the city could in future face a shortage of employment sites.
Permission has just been granted for the derelict Green Park House, along with neighbouring Ernest Ireland House, to be replaced with a 461-bed student development.
And plans have also emerged to transform the Hartwell car showroom at Newbridge Road into a 431-bed student estate once the Citroen dealership has upped sticks and moved to Peasedown St John …