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A new student accommodation development on the Calthorpe Estate looks set to get the go ahead despite an objection from a neighbouring optician and hearing care centre.

would comprise a six-storey block containing 50 en-suite bedrooms and a 2,771 sq ft ground floor retail unit.

The development, which would see a former petrol station kiosk demolished, would contain five floors of student accommodation, each containing ten en-suite rooms in a mix of self-contained studios and shared flats.

This plot has been clear and vacant for 15 years prior to which it was either a garage or petrol forecourt for more than half a century.

Calthorpe Estate's application is due to be debated at Birmingham City Council's planning committee on Thursday - where it has been recommended for approval - and is

Among the objections received by the council was from Scrivens House, part of the chain of opticians which directly adjoins the application site.

According to a report published ahead of the committee meeting, Scrivens called the proposal oversized for the location and its proximity to adjoining four-storey buildings.

It also said the impact of the current proposal on Scrivens House was worse than those previously proposed in 2012 as its western elevation would be completely blocked.