Major plans for 1,000-strong student village in West Midlands city are set to be approved
The Planning Committee will consider the Mercia Student Village application on 31 July
An experienced residential, build-to-rent and purpose-built student accommodation developer is set to secure approval for a flagship student village on the site of an office scheme in Coventry, Insider Media reports.
Skybridge Property is seeking approval to redevelop the site of Mercia Business Village, Torwood Close, which comprises 22 two-storey office buildings.
If plans are approved by Coventry City Council's Planning Committee next week, these will be demolished and replaced with four residential blocks providing 1,006 student bedrooms and associated amenity and communal areas.
A planning statement said the proposals will "revitalise the existing site" and bring "vibrancy and activity to the surrounding area through the creation of a new student residential population in keeping with the recent development of adjacent sites".
The Planning Committee will consider the Mercia Student Village application on 31 July.
A report for the committee said: "The proposed development is considered to be acceptable in principle and will not result in any significant impact upon neighbour amenity, highway safety, ecology or infrastructure, subject to relevant conditions and contributions."
Approval has been recommended.