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Unite pulls plug on Make’s 20-storey student resi scheme after deciding project is unviable

By 2026-01-09T12:23:00

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Student developer to write off £10m in planning costs following three year-delay on 600-bed scheme in Paddington

Student homes specialist Unite has said it will have to write off £10m in planning costs after the firm said it had pulled the plug on proposals for a 20-storey tower in London that finally got approval last month more than three years after being first refused.

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