South Shields' former BT office to become student flats
Inside there will be en-suite bedrooms arranged in clusters, individual studio apartments and communal areas including lounges, kitchens, study spaces and a reception with security.
The council has also entered a development agreement with Tyne Coast College which has sites in South Shields and Wallsend.A £95m college relocation project, funded by Tyne Coast College, the North East Combined Authority and the Department for Education (DfE), has already seen construction take place on a new town centre campus.The site of the now-demolished Central Library, which had previously been identified as the preferred location for student accommodation, will remain in council ownership as a development opportunity, the council said.
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