Bishop Grosseteste University has submitted new plans for a three-storey teaching facility and five new student accommodation buildings in Lincoln.
The proposal submitted to City of Lincoln Council would see the facilities built on currently unused land next to the Yarborough Leisure Centre car park, off Riseholme Road.
As part of the plan, a range of three, four and five-storey buildings would be built for the new student housing.
The university said in its plans that the 295 bedroom accommodation would help to improve its housing offer.
Bishop Grosseteste University said it needs the new accommodation in order to keep up with student demand.
Meanwhile, a three-storey block is planned to help meet demand for teaching space.
The facility would provide more teaching rooms and support space, as well as an on-site cafe.
40 car parking spaces would also be provided as part of the proposal.
In its plans, the university said it needs the facilities in order to meet its targets.
Further visuals of the student accommodation planned for Riseholme Road.
It said: “In addition to meeting the demands for teaching space, BGU have recognised the need to improve their offer for student accommodation.
“In order to meet targets, a significant rise in the number of student bedrooms is required, but available space is limited on campus.
More visuals of the proposed student accommodation by Bishop Grosseteste University.
“The acquisition of the site on Riseholme Road is linked to this need to support up to 300 additional students in university managed accommodation.
“This will drastically increase BGU’s ability to support students moving to Lincoln to study, while also reducing the load on the available residential space, both in the local area and city centre, through a reduction in the current use of smaller satellite accommodation units.”
Site layout for the new university accommodation and teaching facility.
The university added that the site would help to accomodate its first-year students and space for teaching and support.
Meanwhile, the plan has already caused concern for residents who say the plan would be out of keeping with the area.
John Noone, who lives on Riseholme Road, said the proposal would also cause traffic problems.
“It will dwarf everything else on Riseholme Road and is likely to cause traffic chaos in the area,” he said.
“Local residents are set to resist yet another loss of local green space and unsympathetic architecture not in keeping with its surroundings residential surroundings.”
The city council will make a decision on the plan at a later date.
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Drivers in Lincoln will face nearly a fortnight of disruption when electrical works cause a road closure on Skellingthorpe Road from next week (July 11).
Western Power Distribution will install a new electricity connection for a new primary school on Skellingthorpe Road.
The county council has been constructing a new 130-place school on the site of the former Priory Witham Academy Junior School, which will be for St Christopher’s primary-aged pupils.
As a result, Skellingthorpe Road will be closed between Tritton Road and Boultham Park Road between July 11 and July 22.
This is to ensure the safety of engineers and local people while work is taking place.
A diversion will be put in place via Tritton Road, Doddington Road and Newark Road.
Western Power Distribution said: “We apologise for any inconvenience caused while we complete this essential new connection.”
We are investigating a road traffic collision which happened just after 5pm today.
The crash happened on the A15 just south of Waddington and involved a black Peugeot 208 that collided with a tree. The driver of the car, a 56-year-old male, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The A15 was closed just before 6pm and is likely to remain closed for some time.
We are particularly keen to hear from those who were driving along the A15 this afternoon between 4pm and 5:10pm and may have captured dashcam footage of the road during the collision.
If you have dashcam footage or any other information that will assist in our enquiries, there are a number of ways you can get in touch.
By calling 101 quoting incident 285 of 4 July.
By emailing [email protected] quoting incident 285 of 4 July in the subject line.
If you wish to remain anonymous, you can report via the independent charity CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111 or online.
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