Plans to build student accommodation in Egham town centre rejected by Council
Runnymede Borough Council (RBC) has refused plans to build 105 student accommodation units in Egham.
The decision, made on December 6, comes after proposals made in July 2017 to demolish existing buildings and construct student units at 40 and 41 High Street.
The accommodation units, which would have housed Royal Holloway students, have been a topic of controversy among Egham locals.
Chris Fisher, planning co-ordinator of the Egham Residents’ Association, described the RBC’s decision as a “rare and encouraging victory”.
Fisher has previously claimed that “Egham is relentlessly being turned into a further campus of Royal Holloway."
The RBC stated that the proposal was refused because of its “scale and height compared to surrounding buildings”, adding that the units would “fai...