PLANNING permission has been secured for a 19 storey student accommodation development on Friar’s Road in Coventry.
The building will comprise of 140 studios and 443 en-suite cluster flats.
Completion of the scheme is due in time for the 2019/2020 academic year.
Located at the junction of Friar’s Road and St Patrick’s Road, the site is located to the south of Coventry city centre and a short walk to Coventry University’s campus, the train station and Coventry’s main shopping centre.
The building will also include a common room, study room, gym, cinema and a private outdoor courtyard.
Prime Student Living, the student accommodation lettings and operational management arm of Crosslane, will be
responsible for achieving full occupancy prior to practical completion.
Crosslane has appointed DAY Architectural as the architects for the development.
Mike Moran, development manager at Crosslane Student Developments, said: “The proposed scheme will act as a gateway from the station into the heart of the city centre and is a short walk to Coventry University.
“At 583 beds, the scheme will be a significant contribution to easing the supply/demand fundamentals which persist for purpose-built student accommodation in the city.”
