Glossop Road - Student Accommodation

In general, I quite like it. I think its quite an interesting design, which avoids being too busy. Nice combination of brick, glass, metal etc.

The 4-storey element on Moira terrace won't be too overbearing in my view, as it faces 3 storey buildings (with pitched rooves), and is set back a bit from the road with planting outside (although that planting means it might appear a bit of a dead frontage). It then steps up to 7-storeys, which might be a little more overbearing - I'd push this element back a little bit more.

I think the 6 - 10 storey element on Newport Road lane is more problematic as might it overshadow the school next door too much?

Also, it looks like there is no on site parking at all, bar 3 disabled spaces and 7 regular spaces. I understand that students cannot expect to bring cars, and one can even write in conditions on it into tenancies (at my university we were banned from keeping a car within 10 miles!). But I think some students will flout this - having some more parking spaces available on a paid and first-come first-served basis would probably help avoid this causing parking nuisance to neighbours.

that looks quite nice. I think it will be a welcome addition.

@Cambo - I can't see Tredegarville school standing the test of time. Adamsdown is developing at a pace with the majority of the western end of it being part of the fabric of the city centre these days.

You couldn't bring a car within 10 miles of the University???????????

You should have gone to Strasbourg.

You couldn't bring a car within 10 miles of the University???????????

You should have gone to Strasbourg.

http://www.proctors.cam.ac.uk/motor-proctor

I don't think laziness would count as a "medical condition". I think the rules were basically imposed because students virtually all live in colleges or in off-site college owned properties, where there is very limited parking. Very few students really need a car, especially in Cambridge given how close everything is and how easy it is to cycle. But quite a lot (not me!) would probably have a car at home - bought by mummy or daddy - and to stop them bringing this, and parking almost permanently on the street (where parking is limited) and annoying locals, lets just ban, discipline and fine! I don't think its unique - Bath certainly puts similar restrictions.

Like I said the rental agreements for these new developments could have conditions in them which say that a condition of tenancy is no car to be kept on or near the premises. Or in areas where parking permits are required, the local authority can prevent residents of particular developments from being granted such permits. Some sort of restriction would seem necessary as if even 5% of students had cars, in a developmet like this that 25-30 cars that need to find space on already crowded streets.