Cathedral View is an 11-storey purpose built managed student accommodation building comprising 430no. beds in a mix of cluster and studio bedrooms.
Lacuna Developments and Watkin Jones Group acquired the site in June 2017 and submitted a planning application (LA04/2017/2306/F) in October 2017. The application was approved in March 2018.
The £30m development was forward-sold to an institutional investor in 2017.
Graham Construction commenced site enabling works in May 2018 and Quinn Piling commenced piling works during June 2018. The site tower crane was erected in August 2018 to begin work on the building’s cores.
PBSA Little Patrick Street SARL a planning application (LA04/2020/0446/F) in February 2020 proposing part temporary change of use of floors 5-11 from student accommodation to apart-hotel use. The application was approved in March 2021.
The building was completed in August 2020 and is operated by Student Roost.
Site History
The site, at the corner of Little Patrick Street and Nelson Street, was occupied by two – three storey terrace housing from the 19th century until being cleared in the late 20th century.
The prosite was cleared at some stage A rectangular cleared development site (0.04 acres) at the corner of Little Patrick Street and Nelson Street.
Ruskin Properties Ltd submitted a planning application in March 2004 proposing to develop a five storey office building extending to 36,390ft2. The application was approved in October 2005 although development did not proceed.
The 0.04 acre site was subsequently placed on the market by Osborne King inviting offers in the region of £325,000.
UniCiti LLP / Rolloz LLP submitted a planning application (LA04/2015/0716/F) in June 2015 proposing to develop an 11-storey purpose built managed student accommodation building comprising 380no. studios with shared communal areas. The number of student rooms was amended to 354no. and the application was approved in October 2016.
Lacuna Developments and Watkin Jones Group acquired the site in June 2017 and submitted a revised planning application (LA04/2017/2306/F) in October 2017 proposing 430no. beds in a mix of cluster and studio bedrooms. The application was approved in March 2018 and construction work commenced in May 2018. Student Roost Little Patrick Street opened in August 2020.
