Simon Kirby, Member of Parliament for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven has welcomed the news that Brighton & Hove City Council’s Planning Committee has today granted permission for the University’s East Slope Student Residences project. 

The University has been working closely with the Council, local residents, community groups, organisations such as Historic England and their own staff and students, to incorporate their views on the project.

Simon said, 

“The University plays a very important role in our local economy, both directly and indirectly and is looking to increase student numbers. It is right that it be able to expand to enable it to keep up with other leading universities and maintain its reputation as a centre of research excellence.”

“I am delighted to hear today’s news as it means that the University will be able to offer more students the opportunity to live on campus. I am always aware that any new development needs to be appropriate and so I have always argued that the accommodation needed to support these extra students should be built on the campus to reduce pressure on family homes in the city, particularly in areas such as Moulsecoomb and Bevendean.”