Peel bids to build 300 student flats next to MediaCityUK on Salford Quays
Plans for 300 student flats in the shadows in MediaCityUK have been revealed.
The Peel Group – which created the new home for the BBC on Salford Quays – want to develop a 3,000 sq ft plot on King William Street Enterprise Park, King William Street, for apartments aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students, possibly at lower prices.
The land is currently used a car park for BUPA employees and visitors. But Tokenhouse Developments, part of The Peel Group, wants to stimulate ‘the burgeoning student economy’ by giving youngsters a place to live right next to the University of Salford’s School of Arts and Media …