City Councillors Grants Permission to Convert Former Lancaster Bar into Student Housing

Demand for student housing has once again increased in the United Kingdom, as authorities are granting permission to build accommodation facilities for pupils more swiftly than before. Latest in this regard is that the city councillors have given a green light to convert a former Lancaster bar into student accommodation facility, according to Lancaster Guardian. As a result of this decision, the Mister Group will now be able to transform the former establishment into a residence for students in spite of the fact that local residents were against the transformation. The former pub is located at Quarry Road and was previously known by the name of Moorlands Hotel.   

    

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Now, Mister Group has plans to build one seven bed unit and four studio apartments on the ground floor of the former bar and two six bed units on its first floor. Every room in the building will have its own kitchen and shower room that will be separate from the single room. In addition to this, all three units in the accommodation will include two common bathrooms and one common living or kitchenette. However, the original plan that was proposed for the student housing comprised of two bedroom units at the top, but Mister Group had to change its plan as city councillors made it clear that they will permit them to build the accommodation only if they remove these rooms.  If you are a student and looking for a similar kind of accommodation in Leeds or nearby areas then contact, Oasis Properties a supreme name for letting properties to students.   

On the other hand, people residing close to the former pub are not too pleased with the decision because they believe that once the work will begin it will increase the noise, antisocial behavior and litter in the area that will have a severe impact on them, especially the aged persons. Moreover, lack of car and motorcycle parking at the site will cause further problems for the local residents, as both traffic and student housing has already increased a lot in the area. Therefore, chairman of the local residents’ association has submitted a letter along with a petition from 39 local residents in the close by Greenfield Court in which they have raised their concerns over the transformation of the old establishment. Now their fate lies with the court of law.