Planning History	• LPA ref. 063835/FO/CITY3/01 – Approved 30 May 2002 (implemented) ◦ Description: “Erection of a 395 space multi-storey car park, including commercial unit on ground floor (Use Classes A1, B1, D1), electricity substation and associated works)”. The application was approved in 2002 and subsequently implemented to form the site’s current use. • LPA ref. 097749/FO/2011/C1 – Approved 11 January 2012 (implemented) ◦ Description: “Change of use from shop (Use Class A1) to Marketing Suite (Use Class A2) and installation of a new shop front”. • LPA ref: 121252/FO/2018 – Approved 23 July 2021 ◦ Description: “Partial reconfiguration of existing Multi-Storey Car Park (MSCP), including temporary access off Great Marlborough Street, construction of 5 storey external ramps, closure of vehicular access to top level; and construction of new facade; and partial demolition of the surplus part of existing MSCP and erection of a part 55, part 11 storey, part 4”
	storey mixed-use building comprising 853 Purpose Built Student Accommodation units (sui generis), ancillary amenity space and support facilities, and 786sqm (GIA) SME incubator workspace (Use Class B1), including public realm improvements and other associated work”
Land Ownership	• Student Castle Investments LLP.
Adjacent Land Uses & Impact Considerations	• Immediately to the west is Macintosh Residential Village comprising of largely mainstream residential buildings (many of which include a significant number of students as their occupiers, based on council tax exemption details), including a number of listed buildings converted into lofts • Immediately to the east is the Holiday Inn Express and Unite Students Artisan Heights student accommodation. • Immediately to the north is Unite Students Bridgewater Heights student accommodation. • To the immediate south is a mixed use development (The Quadrangle) containing apartments, restaurants and places for worship (within the building)
Surrounding Heights / Datum	• Bridgewater Heights to the north (37 storeys) • Artisan Heights to the east (32 storeys) • Quadrangle to the south (9 storeys) • Pearl House to the west (9 storeys)
Regeneration Context & Relevant Planning Considerations	• Site located within Oxford Road Spatial Framework (endorsed by MCC Executive in March 2018) area. • The SRF makes no specific reference to the site, however more generally it seeks the following when considering new development in the study area: ◦ Promotes an increase in density and densification where that can be justified and alongside enhanced architecture and place making strategies. ◦ Promotes the need to accommodate more student housing in the area, where in accordance with Core Strategy Policy H12.
Development Plan Policy Considerations	• Core Strategy: SO1, SO2, S05, S06, SP1, EC3, CC6, CC7, CC8, CC9, CC10, T1, T2, T2, EN1, EN2, EN3, H12, EN14, EN15, EN16, EN17, EN18, EN19, DM1, DM2, PA1 • Saved UDP Policies DC18, DC19, DC20, DC2 • The LPA have assessed the proposals as being consistent with these policies.
University support or part of either UoM or MMU redevelopment plans	• Support from MMU