THESE images show how a £100 million university development could transform Worcester - freeing up hundreds of private homes for city people.

The Worcester News can today reveal exclusive new details on the 'University Court' project, set for 29 acres of farmland off Oldbury Road.

We can reveal:

- The huge development will lead to an exodus of students from traditional St John's, with demand from the university for private rented accommodation set to fall by 500 properties

- Worcester MP Robin Walker has thrown his backing behind it, saying it promises to free up hundreds of properties for non-students and potentially push down rents

- University bosses spent years looking "all over Worcester" for the right site before landing Oldbury Road

- University Court, housing 1,400 students, will come with 500 car spaces and 500 bicycle racks to ease parking concerns

- A 500-seat lecture theatre and big student 'hub' featuring meeting rooms, a cafe, launderette, health suite, offices and more is part of the package

- The development will be 56 per cent pure green landscaping including trees, lakes, an outdoor gym and a sensory trail, creating a tranquil new environment open to the public at large

These new images, which are largely conceptual, have been released by university bosses ahead of finalising a planning application.

We revealed two weeks ago how many people in St John's are worried about how it will impact on the area’s character and traffic.

Mark Hughes, the university's director of estates and facilities, said: "We've been in St John's for 70 years now and have been looking for quite a while for something like this - this kind of site doesn't come around often.

"We've got 1,000 beds now and we know the student demand for 2016/17 is for 1,500 beds, so 500 of them have to go into the private rented sector.

"With this, it will free up 500 private homes for other people in the city."

He also said the super-eco site will have cables put in for electric cars, so when drivers finally start using them more widely, it will have enough charging points.

The revelation about the housing has been backed by Robin Walker, who said the scheme has his support.

"I think it's overwhelmingly positive, I've had too many complaints over the years about HMOs (houses of multiple occupation) and one of the biggest needs in the city is affordable housing," he said.

"This answers a request I've been making for many years, which is for the university to develop more of its own housing and free up more for other people in the city."

A planning application is due to be finished in the autumn.