tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614832110829270140.post7006290076872202707..comments2024-01-11T17:05:24.759+00:00Comments on Lurking about SE11: Boris' secret masterplan and Student accommodation in VauxhallSE11 Lurkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01727961781290615066noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614832110829270140.post-44289553474706919452020-03-19T17:51:02.156+00:002020-03-19T17:51:02.156+00:00Dormitories are twice, or even three times cheaper...Dormitories are twice, or even three times cheaper than a rented room. Their prices varie – it depends on a standard of the university. For example, student of the University of Gdansk has to pay from 310 PLN to 370 PLN for the dormitory and from 325 PLN to 415 PLN per month in a single room.<br /><br /><a href="https://studentfm.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Student accommodation Sheffield</a>Jhon Staphenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10937061833440235701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614832110829270140.post-88607938161742579162015-04-10T22:40:55.548+01:002015-04-10T22:40:55.548+01:00everyone can see that people would think that 92 s...everyone can see that people would think that 92 student units are not a major problem, but how do we know whether there are more to come? and this is become a major problem for all students.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://warehouseapartments.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">UCLAN student accommodation</a> | <a href="http://warehouseapartments.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">International student accommodation in Preston</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08510476970032779903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614832110829270140.post-51100268301528990162010-01-20T16:26:32.334+00:002010-01-20T16:26:32.334+00:00isn't land of hope and glory more a proms in t...isn't land of hope and glory more a proms in the park thing than a student thing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614832110829270140.post-38528681489024114232010-01-20T15:13:23.648+00:002010-01-20T15:13:23.648+00:00Yep, I realised that after I re-read the post :)
...Yep, I realised that after I re-read the post :)<br /><br />I think that there are a lot of plans mooted - but many never get off the drawing board... and as the design can change so much during the inintial consultation phase, it's probably premature for the council to cement anything in official documentation until planning applications have formally been submitted.<br /><br />Have you seen the NCGM proposals? http://www.newcoventgardenmarket.com/RedevelopmentProject/PublicExhibition/tabid/178/Default.aspxMark Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614832110829270140.post-57221124839855477532010-01-20T15:00:45.104+00:002010-01-20T15:00:45.104+00:00Mark, thanks for your comments. I'm aware of ...Mark, thanks for your comments. I'm aware of the Vauxhall SPD (I reference it in the previous post). What we lack though is knowledge about who is planning to propose what type of building. The SPD just gives a rough idea of what they might expect to see in terms of development, but not who will actually be applying for for what type of build.SE11 Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883634895974771036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614832110829270140.post-13538439383064996692010-01-20T14:54:35.425+00:002010-01-20T14:54:35.425+00:00Maybe this link is easier... http://bit.ly/7HMXsWMaybe this link is easier... http://bit.ly/7HMXsWMark Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614832110829270140.post-16691833913875260332010-01-20T14:53:14.886+00:002010-01-20T14:53:14.886+00:00Actually, Vauxhall is already becoming something o...Actually, Vauxhall is already becoming something of a hub for students / young professionals as it provides relatively cheap accommodation with good transport links. <br /><br />As you say, I don't think it'll be a particularly controversial planning application as it is reasonably low-rise, of sympathetic design, and the accommodation is targeted at postgrad students (far from likely to be wheeling each other home down Langley Lane in trolleys singing "Land of Hope and Glory"). <br /><br />My personal objection to this however is more in principle around the nature of the accommodation. The developer has not given indicative pricing, but if you look at comparable developments in London, prices for ensuite studios such as those in Vauxhall are as follows:<br /><br />. £205 (Emily Bowes Court, Tottenham Hale - Unite Housing)<br />. £210 (The Hive, Hoxton - CRM Students)<br />. £219 (Pacific Court, Whitechapel - Unite Housing)<br />. £230 (Liberty Fields, Camberwell - Liberty Living)<br />. £239 (Blithehale Court, Bethnal Green - Unite Housing)<br />. £279 (Piccadilly Court, Caledonian Road, Islington - Unite Housing)<br />. £359 (Somerset Court, Euston - Unite Housing)<br /><br />These prices are well beyond the means of average students - the average income nationally of a student is £10,425 p.a. - approximately £200 a week.<br /><br />There has been a massive increase in the number of 'premium' student accommodation buildings in London, and very few 'affordable' student buildings have been constructed in recent years. Councils don't seem to demand an affordable portion of student accommodation buildings, perhaps in the belief that they are, by definition, affordable.<br /><br />The developer has the audacity to suggest in their plans that if they build student accommodation in Vauxhall, it will free up affordable housing for local residents as students move into the new building - at that price point, any students living in affordable local housing are unlikely to move.<br /><br />I'm not saying this is a problem that needs to be solved in Vauxhall alone - but I am frustrated that there seems to be no strategy in the capital to actually address the fact that cheap student housing just isn't getting built.<br /><br />By the way, WRT your comment on strategies for Vauxhall - Lambeth did publish a draft masterplan for Vauxhall in 2008 at http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/CD1E5B8C-EBCA-4AEA-B5B8-5B1EAE3BA9F2/0/VauxhallAreaDraftSupplementaryPlanningDocumentJune2008.pdf<br /><br />No idea how this interfaces with the Mayor's document though.Mark Lnoreply@blogger.com