Park Hill student proposals set for consultation

Proposals for 350 student flats as part of the third phase of development at the Park Hill Estate in Sheffield are set to go before the public next month (February 2018).Urban Splash has teamed up with student accommodation developer Alumno Developments to create accommodation for students, new shops and facilities as part of Phase 3 of the estate’s regeneration.Alumno is working alongside Whittam Cox Architects to add bespoke student accommodation to the mix of commercial and residential developments currently underway at the grade II-listed blocks.The partnership aims to create about 350 student bedrooms for occupation in the 2020/21 academic year, with the initial proposals being designed around groups of four and eight bedrooms with shared living space in an innovative three-storey ‘townhouse’ model.Local residents will be invited to a public exhibition taking place in the Urban Splash sales office at Park Hill on 8 February 2018, where attendees can learn more and comment on the plans.The launch of Phase 3 follows Urban Splash’s successful completion of the first phase of redevelopment, which comprises 260 homes, ten workspaces and the Grace Owen children’s nursery. The company received planning permission for Phase two in December, which includes another 200 homes, further workspace and landscaping.