Despite the demise of its preferred contractor, the university is planning to start work during the summer holidays with a replacement firm.
GB Building Solutions was selected for the 拢27.5m contract in February, just a month before the company fell into administration.
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The six-storey building will provide a new home for the University of Huddersfield鈥檚 Law School and the School of Music, Humanities & Media. It has now received planning permission form Kirklees Council.
The new structure will link into the university鈥檚 Student Central building, which was just completed last year, at a cost of 拢22.5m and officially opened in January.
The university鈥檚 director of estates of facilities, Colin Blair, said: 鈥淲e will now move ahead with the preparations for this important new building, working with a main contractor who will be announced when the tendering process is completed. The successful contractor will begin work on the site during the students鈥� summer holidays, to avoid any disruptions during examinations.鈥�
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