Sellar gets green light for 444-bed Southwark PBSA
Sellar has secured consent for the development of 444 purpose-built student homes, eight affordable homes for local key workers, plus shops and offices in Southwark, SE1.
King’s Place will provide 20,000 sq ft of flexible work and retail space, including a corner café on Borough High Street, and a new pocket park on Harper Road.
Sellar has secured consent for the development of 444 purpose-built student homes, eight affordable homes for local key workers, plus shops and offices in Southwark, SE1.
King’s Place will provide 20,000 sq ft of flexible work and retail space, including a corner café on Borough High Street, and a new pocket park on Harper Road.
The one-acre site occupies a prime location fronting Newington Causeway and Borough High Street.
The site, close to King’s College London and London South Bank University, marks the point of transition between Elephant & Castle, Bankside, Borough and the London Bridge opportunity areas, and has excellent transport links.
Morris+Company is the architect, DP9 acted as planning consultant, Southwark Homes worked with Sellar on the scheme, and Savills advised on funding on the scheme.
James Sellar, chief executive at Sellar, said: “King’s Place is redefining the design of student accommodation in London in a location with unrivalled connections to world-class universities.
“To deliver exemplar student accommodation, the design focusses on health, well-being and comfort for students – rooms are generous and well lit, with abundant internal and external amenity spaces throughout.
“This, combined with its ease of access to central London, make the site the optimum location for student living. The project also furthers our long-term track record of working with and making a positive contribution to Southwark through regenerative developments, adding King’s Place to our successful projects at Shard Quarter and Bermondsey Yards.”
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