Stories about Student Accommodation
300-bed “co-living” blocks to trump social housing vision for Mary Arches car parks
More people could be crammed into Eutopia Homes complex than current car parking spaces after Exeter City Council commits to “homes for the people of Exeter” on Liveable Exeter North Gate site.
Clarendon House developer submits plan to convert office block to 32 residential flats alongside 310-bed PBSA proposals
Application for change of use of existing building to be followed by application for demolition and replacement with much taller student accommodation complex following two rounds of informal public consultation on scheme.
Revised proposals for 310-bed Clarendon House student accommodation complex remove six storeys from tallest block
Second informal consultation follows council decision that development does not require Environmental Impact Assessment.
Plan for student accommodation block in back garden of 17-bed Pennsylvania Road HMO dismissed at appeal
City council planning consent refusal upheld by inspector in decision citing existing community balance policy that is not retained in proposed new Exeter Local Plan.
Developer says Harlequins “co-living” scheme viability requires on-site key worker accommodation removal
Proposal to shift financial risks on to city council comes four years after initial approval, citing falling property values and higher finance and construction costs.
Victoria Street “co-living” complex refused as “substandard level of accommodation”
Council confirms scheme would constitute “overdevelopment” but persists in promoting co-living as local housing solution, claiming lack of demand means “no evidence to demonstrate that it is not a suitable model” for Exeter.