Delight at student flats plan go-ahead for city centre – Chester
The old school and careers centre in George Street, Chester University chiefs have expressed their delight that flats to house more students in Chester city centre can be built.
Controversial plans for 85 new student apartments in a run-down former school and careers and training centre have been approved – on appeal to a government inspector.
Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWaC) planning committee, against the advice of its officers, had rejected scaled down proposals for the flats in George Street. The original proposal was for 92 flats at the former county council-owned building which over the years has been a haven for vagrants and which has also been subject to arson attacks …