CMA Planning
Where: St James Street, Walthamstow, E17
Who for: Tribe
What: 224 student rooms and 628 sqm of commercial floorspace
Architect: CJCT / Studio Bosk
CMA Planning secured approval from the London Borough of Waltham Forest for the redevelopment of the St James Health Centre site in Walthamstow in November 2023. This project will deliver a PBSA led mixed-use scheme with 224 student bedspaces (which include 99 bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms in a “cluster” around a shared living space, while 125 will be self-contained studios) and 628 sqm of new class E commercial space.
The development is set out across two blocks, one arranged in a horseshoe to form a high quality external courtyard space for the students, with the second infilling an existing gap in the St James Street frontage. The buildings range in height from 3 levels along St James Street, and up to 6 levels along Brunner Road, with their designs taking influence from the area’s rich historic context to enable a seamless transition from the established St James Street to the emerging St James Quarter.
The proposals will help the continued regeneration of the St James Quarter, following on from a range of other schemes, including the recently completed Jazz Yard, which CMA secured permission for in 2020.
