Published:
7:30 AM January 13, 2022
A new student hall of residence with 177 flats could be built on land beside Tye Road near the University of Suffolk if planners give it the go-ahead.
The application has been made by Norwich-based developers Jaevee and the hall would be built in a six-storey block behind a 16–flat block that is already under construction fronting Duke Street.
The brownfield site is allocated for residential use in the local plan and the applicants say this proposal would provide high-quality housing for students at the University of Suffolk.
There are buildings four to five-storeys high nearby and they say it will be an important additional facility for the university and its students.
An earlier planning application for 44 flats on the site had been approved in 2017 but had never been followed through.
The new application would see 177 rooms built around flats for between five and seven students with shared kitchen and living facilities.
Brocklehurst Architects, who have made the bid on behalf of Jaevee, say in their application: “The proposed…
