380 student rooms planned for Belfast
UniCiti LLP has applied for permission to construct an 11-storey building – made up of 380 studio rooms – located in Little Patrick Street.
The project is set to include shared communal areas and an outside courtyard, along with a management suite.
Earlier this year, UniCiti outlined plans for a 12-14-storey student development on York Street, made up of almost 600 bedrooms and 92 studio rooms.
A spokesman for UniCiti, which is based in Harrogate, said Belfast was playing catch-up with other university cities in the provision of student accommodation.
We plan to be part of the regeneration of this area, complementing the development at Ulster University’s York Street campus, the spokesman added.
Through these two proposals we will be not just meeting a need, but delivering for higher expectations.
Both applications bring forward a vision for quality accommodation, which needs to be realised quickly. By 2018, there will be a significant demand for student accommodation, from five higher education institutions located across the city.
The proposed building is said to have been designed to reflect the scale of other buildings already planned or built in the surrounding area.
The planning application was submitted by UniCiti along with Belfast planning consultancy firm Turley …