The site previously housed the Beauty Queens Cosmetics store
The site at 2-4 Belgrave Gate, which developers want to turn into student flats and a shop(Image: Local Democracy Reporting Service)
A Leicester city centre plot devastated by a massive fire could be transformed into student accommodation under fresh proposals.
Plans have been submitted to Leicester City Council to redevelop the land at 2-4 Belgrave Gate into a five-storey building featuring a retail unit and 23 student studios.
The site formerly housed the Beauty Queens Cosmetics store, which had to be torn down following a rapidly-spreading fire in October 2023.
Firefighters battled the blaze for over 36 hours, though investigators were ultimately unable to determine what initially sparked the fire.
Beauty Queens Cosmetics has since moved to the Haymarket Shopping Centre.
Planning documents state that the city centre site presently makes a “limited contribution” to the character and appearance of the surrounding neighbourhood.
The applicant, BQC Properties Ltd, argued that the scheme would help tackle an identified shortage of approximately 5,080 bedspaces for students across the city.
A target decision date of 13 October has been set.
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