Birmingham City Council’s planning committee voted in favour of the scheme last week by 14 votes to one. The 34-storey building would sit on the north of the 0.87ha site, facing the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, and houses 740 student beds.

Birmingham City Council’s planning committee voted in favour of the scheme last week by 14 votes to one. The 34-storey building would sit on the north of the 0.87ha site, facing the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, and houses 740 student beds.