Chester student halls plan clears final hurdle

Planning consent has been issued for a £35m accommodation complex for 550 students after Secretary of State Eric Pickles decided not to ‘call in’ the application.

Chester Race Company is working with London-based developers The Stephenson Group to deliver the scheme on its Linenhall car park site in the city centre.

Rising to six storeys on the ring road side – opposite the eight storey Crowne Plaza Hotel – the huge building includes a mix of 143 studio flats and 59 shared living apartments …

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