The new college, the 18th at Durham University, will feature 348 bedrooms. It will act as a temporary home for Hild Bede College first, before becoming the home of a new college in the long-term.
The 'Faithful Durhams' campaign group have criticised the Council’s plans to move war veterans' ashes and allegedly reduce the size of the DLI exhibition, while refurbishing the Durham Light Infantry Museum.