Fear student flats will ‘swamp’ area – Exeter
Residents and councillors have expressed concerns about plans to house nearly 500 students on a busy Exeter street.
A planning application for 487 students beds, on a site at the upper end of Western Way which is currently occupied by the James Townsend printing works, has been registered with Exeter City Council.
But Ian Harrison, chairman of Newtown Residents’ Association, fears locals will start to feel swamped …