Policy information sourced from the Hounslow Local Plan Part 1

SC 11 - STUDENT ACCOMMODATION

Our approach

We will provide for student accommodation in appropriate locations that are convenient for higher education institutions within or near to the borough.

We will achieve this by

  • Ensuring that the development is in an area with good public transport accessibility (normally PTAL 4-6) with access to local conveniences;
  • Ensuring that the proposal would not generate additional demand for on-street parking;
  • Ensuring there would be no loss of existing housing or sites allocated for conventional housing supply; and
  • Ensuring that the development does not have a detrimental impact on the local area, and will include agreement of a management and maintenance plan for the accommodation to demonstrate how the amenity of neighbouring properties will be protected and what steps would be taken to minimise the impact of the accommodation on neighbouring uses.

We will expect development proposals to

  • Demonstrate the site is in an area of good accessibility by public transport (normally PTAL 4-6) and cycling networks;
  • Provide accommodation of high quality, including size of units, daylight and sunlight standards;
  • Provide a proportion of accessible accommodation to meet the needs of disabled students; and
  • Be secured to the occupation of specific education institutions or where this is not the case, providers should, subject to viability, deliver an element of student accommodation that is affordable for students in the context of average student incomes and rents for broadly comparable accommodation provided by London universities.

For more information please see the Hounslow Local Plan Part 1