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The University of Huddersfield granted planning approval for proposed new building


The £27.5 million building


will provide a new home for the University’s Law School and the School of Music, Humanities and Media. The new structure will link into the


University’s new Student Central building, which was completed in 2014, at a cost of £22.5 million and officially opened by HRH The Princess Royal in January. The proposed new building, which


was approved unanimously at the Kirklees


Council Planning


Applications meeting yesterday, will provide 7,500 sq m of space and will be six stories high. The iconic structure will provide new teaching space,


including


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be built to meet BREEAM Excellent sustainability ratings, thus ensuring its green credentials. BREAAM is regarded as the world’s foremost environmental assessment method and rating system for buildings.


The University’s Director of Estates


of Facilities Colin Blair, who attended the planning meeting, told councillors that the plans demonstrate “the com- mitment the University has to contin- uing the development of the campus”.


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