Plan for ‘Study Inn’ on site of former police station

Plans to create a new “Study Inn” on the site of a former police station in Liverpool have been submitted to the city council.

Developer and operator Study Inn Group, a Coventry-based specialist in high-quality, all inclusive serviced student accommodation has tabled the proposal for the demolition of the former Copperas Hill police station.

In its place would go a six-storey development to house 206 students. If the application is successful the company, which employs 122 saff, would open the facility for September 2018.

It will be the group’s first foray into the North West, and follows developments in Coventry, Cambridge, Nottingham and Sheffield.

It is also currently upgrading and re-branding the former Post Office in Hertford Street, Coventry into 129 Study Inn rooms – a scheme which will open in September this year.

The company, which is part of the Coventry and Warwickshire MIPIM Partnership attending the world’s largest commercial property show, will open in Bristol and Glasgow in 2018 and has plans moving forward in other UK university cities.

Kieran Leahy, a director of Study Inn Group, said the current room count of 1,500 rooms will more than double in size.

He said: “We do supply something very different in the type of accommodation, level of service and what we call student ‘whole life’ experience and that has proved very popular with our residents, their parents, universities and local authorities in all of our locations.

“Our development model is based on re-generation of city centres which also brings spend and footfall into the city centre and reduces the number of students living in houses of multi occupation in the suburbs. This is an issue in most cities. Our operating model is based on hospitality and student life experience.

“Our administrative headquarters is based in Coventry and the number of jobs for local people increases as we expand across the country.

“MIPIM has proved very useful for us in being able to demonstrate our concept to civic representatives, universities, banks and Investors and certainly that is what we are aiming to do again this year.”

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