College flats could become new homes
EMPTY student flats at Stratford College could be turned into residential accommodation.
The 80,000sq ft site on Alcester Road includes 50 flats which were purpose-built in 2006 to accommodate both UK and overseas students but are no longer used and haven’t been for some years.
There’s still uncertainty over the future of the flats and last May there was even talk of demolishing the accommodation blocks of Oak House and Willows House – as they are known – but they remained standing.
In August, the Herald enquired what plans were in place for the site and was told:
"The college is working to explore the best possible use for the student residences in the context of the town of Stratford-Upon-Avon and the college. The process is at a commercially sensitive stage and no final decision has been made."
Last week the Herald made the same enquiry to which the college issued the following comment:
“The college is working with a preferred developer to repurpose the student residences for residential accommodation. The process is at a commercially sensitive stage and we will update when agreement has been reached." Hi Simon,
