Summary:
- Coventry City Council approved a new student accommodation block with up to 400 bedrooms near the University of Warwick campus, despite a petition citing concerns over an oversupply of student housing in the city.
- The development will replace buildings at the County Scaffolding yard on Westwood Heath Road and includes car and cycle parking, with detailed design and landscaping plans subject to council approval.
- Planners clarified that the oversupply issue applies only to central Coventry blocks serving Coventry University, while demand remains unmet around Warwick University, where the new accommodation aims to fill a local shortfall.
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