UK: Scotsman Developments Ltd has been granted planning permission to create 703 student rooms at the former Madras College in St Andrews.
Designed by Halliday Fraser Munro, the buildings are part of the firm’s Phase 3 plans for the former playing fields within the northern part of the Kilrymont site.
The bed spaces will be delivered within 132 accommodation clusters, along with a refurbished sports hall, community-use facilities and pool hall.
There would be 196 bed spaces within the West Central Apartment Block, 151 bed spaces within the East Central Apartment Block, 140 bed spaces within the North Townhouses and 216 bed spaces between the East and West Townhouses.
This application is the third phase of the Kilrymont Project being delivered by the Scotsman Group. Completed in September 2024, phase one involved the reuse of the existing Teaching Block to provide 208 student rooms, along with the repurposing of the Assembly Hall block to provide a range of amenities.
Phase two includes 241 new-build units and external amenity to complement the Phase one development. Phase 2 is due for the student intake in 2026.
Overall, the three phases total 1,152 rooms in this high quality, high amenity campus development which will support the growth of St Andrews and provide a supply of managed accommodation in line with St Andrews University’s accommodation framework.
A planning statement reads: “Amongst the reasons for this is the chronic shortage of purpose-built student accommodation. By delivering circa 700 new student bed spaces at Kilrymont in addition to those spaces already approved in Phases 1 and 2, the pressure on existing HMOs throughout the town can reduce significantly.”
Highlights:
• Scotsman Developments Ltd has been granted planning permission to create 703 student rooms at the former Madras College in St Andrews
• The bed spaces will be delivered within 132 accommodation clusters, along with a refurbished sports hall, community-use facilities and pool hall
• The application is the third phase of the Kilrymont Project
