Green light on the way for £30m development project in Durham

An application by Student Castle to develop a large mixed-use site including 445-bed student accommodation, retail space, a cinema and a gym in Durham look set to be approved, which will lead to about 15 local jobs being created and a further 352 supported, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to reveal.

Applicant Student Castle has submitted plans to develop the site in the contemporary Cultural Quarter of the city in an effort to reinvigorate the commercial potential of the area by "driving additional footfall into the street through the introduction of new residents and attractive new retail accommodation".

The proposal for the £30m project seeks permission to demolish the existing buildings currently on the 18-29 Claypath site, which the applicant describes as "under-used", and replace them with new purpose-built student accommodation, a retail unit of about 4,500 sq ft, and associated communal, management and ancillary facilities, including a gym and small cinema.

The accommodation will comprise 445 bedrooms, 135 of which will be incorporated into 24 student cluster flats, with the remaining 310 being marketed as individual studio flats.

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