Cardiff student block on Herbert Street given go-ahead

How the student accommodation could look

Plans to build a 674-bed student accommodation block on vacant land in Cardiff have been given the go-ahead.

The development on Herbert Street, near Atlantic Wharf, will feature a 25 storey tower and include study rooms, "dinner party rooms", a cinema and a "sky bar".

It was given approval by Cardiff councillors on Wednesday subject to conditions being met.

The council report noted the land had been vacant for about 20 years.