A seven-storey block will replace the existing accommodation
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The demolition of student accommodation in West End Lane, to be replaced by a new seven-storey block with 18 more bed spaces, has secured the approval of Camden Council s planning committee despite neighbours’ objections.
Empiric Student Properties said the replacement block at 89-91 West End Lane will provide higher-quality rooms, accessibility, and energy efficiency than could be achieved by simply renovating it.
The plans sparked an outcry from neighbours, with the NW6 Residents Group condemning the plans to increase the number of windows and bed spaces on the western face of the building as “an unacceptable invasion of privacy , while the Combined Residents Associations of South Hampstead (CRASH) called out as “disproportionate” the plans to demolish the building only to increase the block’s communal areas and a small amount of beds.