Plans to convert HMV in Queens Road, Southend, into student flats

6:00pm Monday 22nd October 2012 in News By Emma Thomas

Student flats plan passed for empty Southend shop Student flats plan passed for empty Southend shop

A DERELICT store will be transformed into flats for students after plans were given the go ahead.

The former HMV shop in Queens Road, Southend, will be converted into eight flats sleeping 34 people with a covered courtyard area in the centre as well as two shops on the ground floor.

After two years of working with Southend Council, applicants Panther Security will start work immediately.

Architects ACS Design says the building, which has been empty for two years, is split into “pods” with seven four-bedroom flats and one six-bedroom flat.

Paul Seager, from ACS, said: “We have worked with the local authority in getting to this stage. We have also worked alongside a number of people who specialise in student accommodation we also took on board information students gave us with regards to living accomodation.”

The development, aimed at second and third year students, also includes a cycle store, laundry and a lift. The ground floor will be divided into two shops.

Comments(8)

Saxonpride says...
6:32pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Thank God, one less blight on our high street. More housing? Good. More shops? Even better.

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v.randy says...
6:45pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Not another student knocking shop.
There's far too many of them as it is ........it's just sex,sex,sex all day long

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jolllyboy says...
6:51pm Mon 22 Oct 12

More chewing gum down the high street, more litter under the bridge, more reasons to avoid southend especially at night. More reasons to shop anywhere except southend. Should have built the uni outside town centre.

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al coniston says...
7:17pm Mon 22 Oct 12

the High Street died years ago . . . . just convert all the shops into student digs . . . job done

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EssexBoy1956 says...
7:35am Tue 23 Oct 12

How appropriate. More sex, drugs and rock and roll. Good luck to them. Bad luck for the neighbours though.

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Brunning999 says...
8:50am Tue 23 Oct 12

Went shopping in Southend last week it was full of students basically doing nothing many sitting in restaurants for ages with an empty cup of coffee.

The high street needs to attract people that actually spend money.

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smiffy1980 says...
11:27am Tue 23 Oct 12

jolllyboy wrote:
More chewing gum down the high street, more litter under the bridge, more reasons to avoid southend especially at night. More reasons to shop anywhere except southend. Should have built the uni outside town centre.
arnt we a happy so and so

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v.randy says...
2:18pm Tue 23 Oct 12

Used condoms everywhere,groaning all night long and thats while they are studying (?).
When the studying ends then it's benefits and more groaning 24hrs a day with loads of pregnancies..shockin
g story and extremely disappointing that I've got to experience it when i'm in the art shop opposite.

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