UK & Ireland

University of Southampton's proposals for the Avenue Campus site in Highfield Road, which are still at the pre-application stage, feature townhouse-style buildings providing beds for more than 400 students

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BAM is considering a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) project on a long-idle riverside site at Sullivan’s Quay in Cork, following the expiration of previous mixed-use hotel and office planning permissions that stalled after the financial crash and planning breaches.

Student Urban Living Ilderton has applied to Southwark Council to replace a car wash on Old Kent Road with a 19-storey tower containing 241 student flats, an increase from a previously approved 15-storey, 168-flat scheme.

The University of Glasgow has secured a £180 million partnership with Plenary Group, Royal London Asset Management, and Arlington Collegiate UK to fund four initial projects in its long-term campus development, including new student housing and two innovation hubs.

Galway City Council initially recommended refusal of the seven-storey, 240-bed student accommodation project at Westside in 2022, but An Bord Pleanala subsequently approved the development.

Leeds City Council has approved plans for a 14-storey purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development at Joseph's Well, a historic former clothing factory site, following an application submitted by developer J Pullan & Sons in late 2023.

Bathford Partners has submitted plans to convert Grosvenor House, a former engine shed turned office building in Bath’s The Square, into cluster flats offering up to 103 student bedrooms, targeting second and third-year students with accessible rooms and car-free provisions.

A £150 million student accommodation development at 35 Albert Road in Bristol has secured both planning permission and Gateway 2 approval under the Building Safety Act, allowing construction to move forward toward completion for the 2026/27 academic year.

Unite Students has cancelled its £147 million, 605-bed Paddington PBSA scheme after securing London Mayor approval but facing financial non-viability, resulting in a £10 million write-off in planning costs, and deferred its 500-bed Freestone Island Bristol project to explore options for better value, freeing up around £55 million in capital.