Unite Islington scheme gets nod
Unite has won planning permission to build a new £93m student housing block in Islington, the group confirmed yesterday. Unite bought the 260,000 square feet scheme on Holloway Road from London Metropolitan University last year. It plans to develop the site in joint venture with Singapore’s investment fund GIC and build a mixture of shared flats and studios, providing around 900 beds. The scheme is expected to complete in 2016.