Liverpool property group Downing has submitted a planning application for a 32-storey, mixed-use scheme in the heart of Vauxhall, south London.

The proposals, designed by Stirling Prize-winning architects Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, comprise 572 en-suite student bedrooms, with a gym and 25-metre swimming pool at lower ground level.

The site is located at 30-60 South Lambeth Road, and will regenerate a vacant site opposite Vauxhall Park, and close to Vauxhalls underground, bus and train stations.

The site has been identified in the London Plan and Vauxhall Nine Elms Business Opportunity Area as being suitable for tall buildings.

The leisure facilities, which are being designed in consultation with Sport England, will be made available for public and community use.

A specialist in the student accommodation sector, Downing has developed and managed over 6,000 beds. Its student accommodation schemes include the 23-storey Broadcasting Place in Leeds, which was named best tall building in the world by the Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) in 2010.

The Vauxhall tower will be Downing's first development in London.

Ian Harrison, the firms development manager, said: "After many highly successful developments throughout the UK we are pleased to bring forward this high quality scheme for the Downing brand in London.

"Our proposals would transform an under-used site with high quality student accommodation and contribute new community leisure facilities to the local area."

Downing is currently attempting to dispose of The Capital office building in Liverpool city centre. The site is on the market for more than £60m.