Another big student accommodation scheme has been given the go-ahead in Nottingham.
Planning has been given for a 297 bedroom student scheme in Traffic Street, in the city’s Southside regeneration area.
The site is currently occupied by a car park as well as two industrial units which will be demolished to make way for the plans.
The site is being developed by Urban Developments (York) Ltd’s Engage student brand, which are both part of York based Urban Group (York) Ltd.
It comes at the same time that Study Inn Group is investing £35 million in a 270-bed scheme next to the University of Nottingham’s Jubilee campus - its second in the city.
Meanwhile, developer Jensco wants to build a 356-bed student scheme, which could reach up to 20 storeys high on the site of the former Sentinel building, also in the Southside regeneration area.
Work on the five and six storey Engage scheme is set to start next year to designs drawn up by Leeds-based Brewster Bye Architects.
It will offer a mix of cluster apartments and studios, as well as study rooms, a communal lounge, gym, cinema, laundry facilities and cycle storage.
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Brendon Hutchinson, managing director of Urban Group (York) Ltd, said: “Securing planning permission for this scheme, which is within easy reach of the city’s universities, is great news for the development team and Nottingham’s Southside regeneration area as a whole.
“It will become a key phase in the area’s masterplan and will offer Nottingham’s expanding student population exceptional homes with superb facilities, as well as bringing hundreds of socially and economically active students into this part of the city centre.”
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Andrew Chapman, from Brewster Bye Architects, said: “Nottingham City Council examined the plans in detail during the pre-application process and their feedback and strong design emphasis all contributed to the success of this planning application.
“The council focussed on the bigger picture and proactively considered how an attractive and well-designed development would fit into the area’s wider masterplan, as well as the positive benefits it would create for Traffic Street.
“We’re extremely pleased to have led this scheme through such a prompt and efficient planning process.”