Westminster council has refused Unite Students’ plans for a 605-bed student accommodation scheme in Paddington.
The proposals include two buildings of 12 and 20 storeys and a Travis Perkins builder’s merchants to replace one already on the site.
The site is sandwiched between the Paddington branch of the Grand Union Canal, Bishop’s Bridge Road, Harrow Road and the A40 Westway.
The councillors voted to go against the recommendation by the council’s planning officers to approve the 605-bedroom scheme.
It was refused due to concerns over the building’s massing and its impact on nearby residents.
The latest plans are Unite’s third version of the scheme, having first filed plans in 2021 for a 22-storey student block with 843 beds.
They were subsequently updated, with the block’s height being reduced to 20 storeys and the number of bedrooms to 768. However, in early 2022 the council refused the amended plans.
Planning officers warned that the scheme would have a “significant negative impact” on the amenity of adjacent residents.
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