£40 million plan for new student flats in Southampton
Today it will be decided whether or not Sladen Estates and Britel Fund Trustees Ltd will be able to go ahead with plans to create more than 180 student flats at the B&Q site in Mayfield Road.
The firm initiated plans after the site became vacant after the B&Q store closed, and the landlord did not renew the lease for the site The student flats will offer 525 bedrooms across a mixture of three, four, five, and six-storey buildings, as well as a community café on the ground floor and an outdoor plaza.
Planning bosses will discover whether or not they can carry out their plans, and if permission is granted, students may be able to move in to the new complex by next September …