UK: PBSA developer and operator Fusion Group has secured planning consent for a 700-bed project in Cardiff city centre.
Fusion’s Longcross Court development on Newport Road consist of 488 apartments over several linked blocks, the tallest rising to 18-floors.
The scheme has been designed by Corstorphine & Wright and M&E consultant Amber Management & Engineering Services. Fusion will seek to deliver a BREEAM Outstanding certification for the scheme and will install renewable energy facilities through air source heat pumps and PV panels.
Fusion holds a forward purchase agreement with UK listed REIT Picton Property Income to acquire the site, upon receipt of planning permission.
The development will include a wellbeing studio, juice bar and fitness suite, and landscaped outdoor spaces
Completion is expected before the end of the year, allowing construction to start in early 2025 and complete in time for the 2028/29 academic year.
Julian Evans, land and planning director at Fusion Group, said: “Longcross Court is designed for positive impact: to enhance the wellbeing and student experience of its residents, to improve the public realm for the community, and to create and unlock much-needed housing for the city of Cardiff. Bringing a high-quality and sustainable development to a site that has been under-used for too long, this planning approval is a testament to the appetite among communities for realising the potential of city centre brownfield sites and creating best-in-class new homes where they’re needed.”
Construction is expected to start in Q1 2025 and be completed in time for the 2028/29 academic year.
