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A FORMER museum next to Colchester Castle will be converted into student flats and apartments after plans were approved.

HUNDREDS of new student flats could be built in high-rise blocks at a former industrial site if plans are approved. Colchester-based student homes specialist Beyond the Box has submitted a planning application to create the new homes at Colne Quay, in Hythe, Colchester. Accommodation will be split over three separate buildings with 300 studio rooms available with en suite and kitchenette facilities. The development’s hub will include a cinema room, games area and gym for students to use. Design - how the new blocks of 300 student flats at old industrial site at Colne Quay in Hyt...

Beyond the Box has unveiled its huge new plans to build 300 students flats at Colne Quay in Hythe, Colchester.

The website says: "Beyond The Box’s plan to regenerate the brownfield site will bring it back into use, transform it and enable public access. "The principle of development of the Colne Quay site is supported by Colchester Borough Council’s planning policy. Colchester’s adopted Development Plan and its emerging Local Plan both encourage development that supports the borough’s objectives for the Hythe area including regeneration, new housing and environmental enhancements." The site has been empty for some time and Colchester Council has identified Hythe as an area for new stud...

The website says: “The Colne Quay site is currently derelict, overgrown and inaccessible. “As well as transforming it with a student housing development, Beyond The Box will enable wider public access. “We will rebuild the river wall alongside the site and reinstate a river path to provide a safe pedestrian link from the Colne Causeway roundabout to the River Colne footbridge.” It adds: “The vision for the development will be to combine some of the design heritage of the Hythe area with up to date architectural trends to create a modern interpretation of the industrial por...