Council planners have signed off on plans for 400 new student accommodation rooms at the University of Warwick.

Rainier Real Estate Ltd has been given outline permission for the works off Westwood Heath Road.

Plans state the buildings could be up to five storeys in places, and will help the university reach its target of 1,200 new bed spaces by 2033.

The scheme will see some buildings on site demolished to make way for the flats.

As the build is on land in Warwick district, as well as Coventry, the city council has also signed off on its part of the plans.

"Making best use of a brownfield previously developed site in accordance with national and local planning policies," the application said.

"Built development is to take place on the brownfield part of the site, with the majority of existing green infrastructure and landscaping retained."

The application is only for outline plans, meaning a detailed 'reserved matters' application would also need to be submitted and approved before construction begins.

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The application continued: "The substantial positive weight that is to be given to the redevelopment of brownfield previously developed land under national planning policy, significant positive weight attributed to meeting the university's need for PBSA [purpose built student accommodation] on a site adjoining the core campus, moderate positive weight given to addressing housing needs, sustainable transport improvements and economic benefits, and the limited positive weight given to securing biodiversity net gain all comprise significant material considerations."

See the full application here.