CLIENT PROJECT BRIEF

As part of the plans to regenerate the area close to the Highcross Shopping Centre, the Leicester City
Council has granted planning permission in principle to pave way for new student housing buildings. The
area earmarked for the development, which is currently a traffic island in Leicester's Waterside
regeneration area will be home to the latest block of flats consisting of 205 bedrooms.
The proposed eight-storey student accommodation includes a management suite, providing 24-hour onsite supervision and security, and has the following proposed mix of accommodation:

1. Studios (four accessible) – 12
2. Two bedroom apartments – 15
3. Three bedroom apartments – 8
4. Four bedroom accessible apartments – 1
5. Five bedroom apartments – 15
6. Six Bedroom apartments – 10
   Communal space are included to promote sociability and active citizenship; these will be spread over two
   floors, and are anticipated to include:
7. Student Hub;
8. Gym;
9. Dining Room;
10. Games Room; and
11. Cinema Room.
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    The Woodgate Residents initially unanimously objected to the development citing concerns around
    insufficient incorporation of sustainability features. Although the majority of residents seem to have been
    pacified following concessions by the developers to review the project and make it more sustainable,
    there are still objectors to the development who have since formed the Residents Against Waterside
    Development (RAWD) with the sole purpose of ensuring the project is greener or dead (cancelled)! The
    scale of the development, potential increase in traffic from residents’ cars, limited economic benefits, the
    potential loss of trees and biodiversity and its overall limited green credentials are currently some of the
    key sticking points for RAWD.
    Following planning approval in principle being granted to the agent, the Developer Urbanite Ltd., are
    keen to get the project off the ground to ensure fully rented student residences when the premises open
    in September 2024.
    Key Programme Features are described below:
12. The developers have secured an 18-months finance facility of £8.8 million from Paragon
    Development Finance, approved for disbursement from March 2023,
13. The site is located in close proximity to Leicester’s Highcross Shopping Centre and the two
    Universities in the City,
14. Although planning approval for the scheme has not yet been granted, planners are confident that
    this will be secured.
15. The developer has a small but experienced internal team of professionals with technical
    construction expertise typically providing oversight role and outsourcing design as well as the
    construction functions,
16. Construction contractor(s) and such other specialists as are necessary to carry out the various
    elements of construction work,
17. The scheme design, while sufficiently complete to obtain the necessary approvals, is not fully
    complete and some detailed design work remains outstanding. The client is undecided as to
    whether it should retain the local Architectural firm, WALTERS ARCHITECTS, to complete the
    outstanding design or whether this work would be better carried out under a different
    arrangement.
18. The client is eag