PLANS have been unveiled to turn a former convent into a "sustainable student village.”
A planning application has been submitted to convert the 19th-Century St Joseph's Convent on Lawrence Street, York, into studios and apartments for students.
The scheme also includes building new accommodation on the site and in total, 660 student bedrooms will be created on the site, if the plans get the go ahead.
The York Civic Trust has already responded to the application, saying they have concerns about the appropriateness of the site for student housing, given the density of other student developments in the area.
Other neighbours have raised concerns about a lack of parking provision, and overlooking from some of the buildings into homes nearby.
St Joseph's Convent was home to a closed order of Poor Clare Colettines for 140 years, until its closure was announced in October last year.
The land has been acquired by Vita Student Management, and the company held a community consultation event to show people their plans for the site in August.
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