Plans to demolish a factory in Leicester to make way for student accommodation have been submitted to the City Council.
The proposals for the Gill Knitwear site at 48 Little Holme Street are to be delivered by ECE Westworks alongside Crown Student Living.
The application site is within walking distance to both of Leicester’s universities.
The planned scheme comprises 646 beds of managed student accommodation, varying from studios to multi-level cluster apartments. These would be supported by associated landscaping, ancillary and communal facilities.
The building would vary in height from seven to eleven storeys with a six-storey connecting spine.
