ENGLISH Heritage may still not be happy with the plans but the city's planning committee has given the go-head for 21 student flats at Eagle Yard in Tudor Street.
The development will sit next to the Tudor House which was built either late in the 16th century or early in the 17th.
Part of the buildings adjacent to the Tudor House will be demolished to make way for the new flats.
Although the plans had been revised English Heritage still took the view that they were unacceptable because they made 'no attempt to incorporate existing historic fabric on the site'.
Councillor Rachel Sutton, a member of the committee, said: "What's there now is not adding greatly to the historic building, at least we could get nothing that is worse."
Some of the committee members questioned if the development should be allowed for students.
Cllr Marcel Choules said: "Why are we building more and more student accommodation?
"It is like land grab for students when we have got young people going to work and who have to live with parents, friends because they have nowhere to live."
However fellow committee member, Cllr Pete Edwards, said that providing purpose built homes for students meant that residential streets could return to homes for families.
Committee member Cllr Rosie Denham voted for the scheme saying that she thought it would be an improvement on what is there now.
