Green light for Birmingham 1,200-bed student scheme

A Birmingham university’s plans to create more than 1,200 student rooms in two blocks rising to 14 and 35 storeys in the heart of the city has received the thumbs up from planners.
University College Birmingham aims to redevelop the Cambrian Wharf canalside site with the £100m-plus project designed by Associated Architects.
The landmark project will consolidate UCB’s existing halls across the city.The site, which presently is home to a 1970s low-rise student halls complex, is l