New plans have been unveiled for hundreds more student flats near St James’ Park.
More than 400 university students could be housed in a new 12-storey block in Heber Street, in Newcastle city centre, if proposals are given the green light by council bosses. Downing Students has lodged plans with Newcastle City Council for a major complex comprising 293 standalone student rooms and another 20 ‘clusters’ flats, each of which would have four or five bedrooms, totalling 411 bedrooms.
The developer, which has been behind the nearby Verde and The View student accommodation blocks, said the latest plan “completes the vision” for the former Scottish and Newcastle brewery site that has been transformed into the Newcastle Helix over recent years. This is the latest proposal for a derelict plot of land which has been the subject of a lengthy development saga and was once home to the NE4 cafe and bar, which was destroyed by fire and subsequently demolished.
