Belfast councillors are to make a site visit to the city centre location earmarked for what could be the largest student accommodation project ever seen in the city.
at lands bounded by Library Street, Stephen Street, Little Donegall Street and Union Street. Currently, the largest scheme in Belfast to have been granted the green light is a 774-unit scheme under development by Student Roost on Nelson Street.
At this week’s meeting of Belfast City Council's Planning Committee, elected members agreed they would have a “pre-emptive committee site visit” before the application hearing. The plan is already facing opposition from Northern Ireland Water, who have recommended the council refuse proposals because the existing water infrastructure has “insufficient capacity.” NI Water told the developer there was “no available headroom” at the Belfast wastewater treatment works but added it could revise its response following a positive wastewater impact assessment and a resolution to “storm discharge issues”.
They can wreck it