The 15 studio flats would each be self-contained
The Victorian building was previously home to the University of Leicester’s East Midlands Oral History Archive (Image: Google)
Plans to turn a former university building into student accommodation have been unveiled. Some 15 studio flats would be created in the New Walk conservation area if the scheme is approved by Leicester City Council.
Documents reveal ambitions to convert 3-5 Salisbury Road into student accommodation. The Victorian building was previously home to the University of Leicester’s East Midlands Oral History Archive and Centre for Urban History but has since been sold.
The 15 studio flats would each be self-contained, with their own bathroom and kitchen facilities, plans show. The flats would range in size from 20 square metres to 31 square metres.
There would also be a communal lounge on the ground floor and a small rear lawn providing outside space for residents. The three-storey Victorian building is located on the north-west side of Salisbury Road in the New Walk conservation area, with no external changes to the structure proposed.
The plan includes five parking spaces, including one disabled space, and 12 covered cycle parking spaces to the side of the building, documents show. Access to the parking and cycle storage would be from Salisbury Road Backways to the rear.
A similar scheme was previously approved at 1 Salisbury Road in 2020, which granted permission for 11 studio student flats. That development has now been implemented.
Residents can have their say on the scheme until Thursday, January 16, with more information on the plans available on the Leicester City Council planning portal. A target decision date has been set for Wednesday, February 26.