Consent for £12m student accommodation – Merseyside
Developer YPG has secured planning consent from Wirral Council for a £12m student accommodation project in the heart of Birkenhead.
The 200-bed complex, known as Hamilton Hub, will be located in a currently disused Wirral Council building, adjacent to the Grade I-listed Hamilton Square. on the corner of Cleveland Street and Lord Street.
Plans will see the existing building expanded to 70,000 sq ft and refurbished to feature key amenities, including a gym and laundry facilities. There will also be a communal secret garden and rooftop extension, which will take the complex from two and three storeys to between three and five storeys …