Nearly 300 student flats planned at site of Edinburgh offices
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A site next to Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh has been earmarked for a new student accommodation block.
jmarchitects has lodged plans on behalf of Host Student Housing Management Limited and McKay Limited to demolish the former Cirrus Logic office site at 36-44 Westfield Road and build nearly 300 apartments.
A mix of accommodation types are proposed including studios and cluster apartments in five, six and eight-bedrooms formats.
The apartments will also have communal amenity such as study space, a residents lounge, a concierge and reception.
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There will also be landscaped outdoor amenity spaces, a garden space addressing Westfield Road and 289 cycle parking spaces for each student for whom accommodation is provided.
The applicant said: “Host offers hassle-free, all-inclusive student accommodation and provide students with a welcoming, reassuring and stress-free experience at university or college.”
It added the developable area is constrained by the HSE consultation zones centred on the adjacent Mcfarlan Smith site.