Land at Henwick Road, Henwick Road, Worcester

The site is irregular in shape and has historically been used as a church hall. The existing building lies in the south eastern corner of the site and will be subject to demolition.

The site is located south of St Clements Church, there are Victorian properties to the west of the the site that front onto Henwick Road. To the east lie a block of c. 1980's assisted living residential apartments, and to the south midrise housing that is owned by Platform Housing Association.

The site takes access from Church Walk which is accessed from St Clements Gardens. There is a footpath from the site that links to Henwick Road.

The proposals are for the erection of a four storey building comprising of 54 student beds in clusters of three, four and five bedroom apartments. On the ground floor proposed there is a indoor cycle store, laundry, plant room, reception, bin store and shared amenity space

The site is located in Worcester, 900m west of the City Centre. Worcester is a cathedral city located 30 miles south west of Birmingham, 27 miles north of Cheltenham, and 27 miles east of Hereford. At the 2021 census Worcester had a population of 103,872.

The city is served by two train stations, the closest to the subject site being Worcester Foregate Street which offers services regular to Hereford, Birmingham New, and London Paddington as well as calling at local conurbations.

The University of Worcester, with a student population on c. 9,184, is one of the fastest growing universities (according to GoStudyIn). The university is located 1km north of the subject site.