Campus scheme for over 900 students approved

Councillors have approved plans to build accommodation for 926 students at the University of Bath.

- John Wimperis Local democracy reporter

How the new student accommodation at the University of Bath's Claverton Down campus would look. Below inset, Cllr Ian Halsall, left, and Cllr Shaun Hughes University of Bath

Bath and North East Somerset Council's planning committee heard that the “much needed” student accommodation at the university’s Claverton Down campus would create somewhere for students to thrive, and reduce the pressure on HMOs and private rentals in the city.

The university's chief operating officer said: “The delivery of 926 bedspaces will allow the university to offer on campus accommodation to all of our first year students.”

The buildings would be built on sports pitches on the eastern edge of the campus and would involve building over two tennis courts. The university says it will replace them with two padel courts.