A new school building and student accommodation could replace an old office block near the University of Warwick.

Developers want to knock down a converted office in Westwood Business Park where the National Mathematics and Science College (NMSC) is based.

In its place would go a five-storey building for the college with classrooms, laboratories and a main hall for students.

There would also be purpose built accommodation for 248 university students, including blocks directly behind the school and up to 21 metres high.

The project is the last part of 'The Oaks', a wider student accommodation scheme in the business park. 

The office block is currently used by the National Mathematics and Science College (image via google.maps)

New buildings providing more than 1,000 student rooms have already replaced old offices on either side of the college's site on Westwood Way.

The blocks opened in 2019 and 2022 and are owned and managed by Student Roost.

A subsidiary of property company Greystar, which has owned Student Roost since December last year, has put forward plans for the college site.

The NMSC has also been involved in designs and consultations for the scheme, documents say.

Plans went to the city council for approval last month and are still pending consideration.

It comes after residents of nearby Westwood Heath opposed other plans for student accommodation in the business park.

Plans for a complex with 1,000 student beds on the old Barclays offices site got the green light earlier this year.

Developers say the new blocks will be managed by staff 24/7 (image via planning application)

More than 40 local residents signed a petition against the project but their appeal went in too late to affect the council's decision.

Then in March, plans for a 544-bed block much closer to a residential area were delayed by developers after almost 70 people formally objected.

A letter from residents said the scheme would change the balance of the community and put extra strain on local services.

But developers for these latest plans say they've spoken to members of the community including the resident's assocation and ward councillors.

Feedback included concerns over anti-social behaviour, questions about whether more student flats are needed and the impact on the local area.

However, developers say the new blocks will be managed by staff 24/7 and claim data shows a demand for student accommodation for the university.

"The development is in a discreet location, well away from residential areas, meaning impact on residential properties will be limited," they add.

Plans show the accommodation will be 192 metres from the nearest house.

A planning statement also claims the scheme will have benefits such as reducing demand for HMOs, creating jobs including construction, and putting in more cycle parking for the area.