Student accommodation design incongruous in street scene
The demolition of an office building built in the 1950s and lying on the edge of a West Sussex conservation area has been rejected because the design of 138 student bedrooms was poor.
A design and access statement described the site as providing a buffer between the residential conservation area and an industrial estate.
The proposed bays, which would extend to nearly the full height of the three storey structure, would be overwhelming in comparison with the bays on existing housing, an inspector held …