Plan to demolish Exeter pub and build 124 student flats.
Plans have been submitted to Exeter City Council to demolish a city centre pub and replace it with 124 student flats..
Development firm Rengen wants to redevelop the King Billy pub on Longbrook Street and a neighbouring derelict site into a mixed-use scheme. The development, which will see the existing pub building demolished, will include 124 purpose built student bedrooms. The ground floor of the building will provide two new commercial unit. The scheme will also provide secure parking for bicycles.
“The scheme has been carefully designed to sit comfortably within its urban context. The scale and mass of the proposal is sensitive to its surroundings and the design forms a prominent and vibrant gateway into the St James area of the city,” says Grainge Architects.
Rengen’s Chief Executive Officer, Iestyn Lewis, said “We are delighted to have submitted a planning application for this exciting prospect in the centre of Exeter.
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