Developers hoping to construct a student housing complex claim the building will benefit neighbours by blocking the view of a “monolithic” Aldi. The proposed 27-bed project would be tucked behind the closed Coombs building in Wincheap, Canterbury, alongside the A28, with the nearby supermarket running parallel to an abandoned storage yard. Architect for the project, CDP, says the student blocks will help shield nearby residents from the imposing building. Planning documents lodged on behalf of developer Paul Roberts Canterbury, say: “The core principle of the design has been to provide a new a…