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Henley Halebrown gets go-ahead for 316-bed student block next to Olympic Park
Scheme will include a 35% quota for affordable accommodation
Henley Halebrown has obtained planning approval for a 316-bed, purpose-built student housing scheme on Marshgate Lane in Stratford, east London. The proposed site is adjacent to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, which hosted the UK capital’s 2012 Games.
The client is Alumno, a specialist in purpose-built student accommodation, working with Hurlington Capital.
Henley Halebrown associate Jack Hawthorne said: “This is an important project for the practice, particularly in light of the wellbeing of young people and the role that architecture and their environment can play in this.
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