Downing plans 700-room London student and flats scheme

Hybrid developer and contractor Downing has submitted plans for a near 700 purpose-built student accommodation scheme and a 91 private build to rent flats in North Acton, West London. 
Located on Victoria Road next to North Acton Tube station, the proposed development will replace the existing Holiday Inn Express which currently occupies the site.  The 2,235 sq m proposed development would see two new towers built rising to 17 and 35-storeys and is the developer’s third student s