Cassidy Group has won a planning appeal for a mixed-use scheme in Beeston town centre. The property developer has been told it can go ahead with the plans for the eight-storey building on a derelict site in Station Road, which will include shops and commercial units alongside student accommodation.
An initial planning application was turned down by Broxtowe Borough Council last July because councillors had concerns around parking, the scale of the building, and its sustainability. The decision has now been overturned on appeal.
Liam Brennan, development manager at Cassidy Group, said: “We want to reassure the Beeston community that we are committed to creating a building which will benefit the local area a great deal – using sustainable materials and being sensitive to the town centre in terms of what is already there.
“As we have said before, our scheme will offer something fantastic for local students who are currently living in houses in multiple occupation (HMO) in Beeston and this can create problems for people trying to buy in the town.
“Our scheme will help free up homes for families to live in and encourage the use of public transport.
“Beeston has fantastic infrastructure, and the new development is designed to enhance that. We’re excited to see this site, which has sat derelict for so long, finally be the home of something exciting for Beeston.”
His colleague Sam Liam said: “We are obviously pleased that our appeal has been heard and this overturned the council’s previous decision.
“The appeal recognised the benefits of our scheme to residents and the community – as well as students.”
They said it would be the first purpose-built student accommodation in the town and would benefit from Beeston’s public transport network and was within walking distance of the University of Nottingham campus, Beeston train station, and the town’s restaurants and bars.
