UK & Ireland

The construction of new university buildings and student accommodation were the key drivers of development activity in Belfast in 2022, according to Deloitte’s latest Regional Crane Survey.

Stitch Architects has secured planning permission at appeal for a 16-storey mixed-use scheme in south London that will replace a two-storey conference centre in south London with a student-housing-led development that also features space for office or community uses.

The developer had previously secured planning permission in 2018 for around 700 rental homes at the 7.5-acre derelict site between Collegelands and Bell Street, but applied for permission for an updated masterplan for the land more than a year ago.

Plans to turn a former NHS mental health unit in York into student accommodation have been approved. York St John University (YSJ) submitted plans to build the three-storey blocks of flats for its students at Peppermill Court, off Huntington Road.

With 233 beds arranged as 217 non en-suites and 16 studios, Green Wood Court has achieved a 100% occupancy rate for the academic year 2022/2023.

Build-to-rent specialist Dandara Living has embraced student housing as it opens a public exhibition of its proposed City Wharf development at Anderston Quay, Glasgow.

A Scottish Government Reporter has granted planning permission for a planning application by S1 Developments for an exciting new student residential development at Edinburgh’s former Tynecastle High School site.

S1 Developments has obtained planning consent to deliver 468 student beds at the former Tynecastle High School in Edinburgh. The B-listed school will form the centrepiece of a 'collegiate-style' courtyard with the main hall turned into an amenity hub.

MYS Student Living, a joint venture with David Mathewson and Murdo Mcilhagger, will offer 'values-led' purpose-built student accommodation. The objectives of the platform are to source and acquire properties; provide operational services; and oversee property management activities.

Accommodation provider Fresh has been announced as the operator of the new purpose-built student scheme at The Island Quarter. Fresh will run the 693-bed phase on the Manvers Street side of the 36-acre regeneration scheme.