A wide-range of projects were applied for and given the go-ahead last week in Nottingham. There were a variety of plans submitted to Nottingham City Council which made progress in the week ending September 16.
The two most significant were the approval of plans for a troubled vacant pub and the extension of a restaurant's opening hours. Elsewhere, plans to move a new fast food restaurant forward were submitted, with the outfitting already under way.
At two other sites, a demolition was planned to allow for more student housing and a city restaurant received permission to carry out a renovation to its shop front.
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Trouble pub set to become shop and flats
The Duke of Newcastle pub on Whitemoor Road, Basford, can now be converted into a shop and flats after the city council gave the go-ahead on September 15. The building is on the Local List - Heritage sites of Local Value in Nottingham, where it is described as "a good example of a Victorian corner public house that has historical evidence of its development from a Beer House to a public house of one of the most important local breweries".
The building is also known to the council's regeneration team as a site in a poor condition causing problems for neighbours and the appearance of the area. The former pub can now be used as a ground floor retail unit and three self-contained flats.
This would include a single-storey side extension and new dormers to the roof. Two one-bed flats would be provided on the first floor, while a third flat would be provided in the roof space, served by four new flat-roofed dormers.
Restaurant in former Casino to extend opening hours
Nottingham restaurant Cosy Club has extended its opening hours, after the city council approved an application to do so on September 15. Previously planning permission conditions restricted the hours from 8am to 11.30pm Sunday to Wednesday and 8am to 0.30am Thursday to Saturday.
But the recently approved application has extended these operating hours. The new 8am to 11.30pm Sunday to Wednesday 8am to 0.30am on Thursday and 8am to 1.30am on Friday and Saturday.
The business works out of a three/four storey with basement grade II listed building circa 1870 located on the south side of Victoria Street within the Lace Market Conservation Area. The site was previously occupied as the Victoria Club Casino.
Update on fast food restaurant opening
A planning application was registered by Nottingham City Council last week for the next-step in the opening of a fast food restaurant. Plans were put forward on September 12 for signage at the new Popeyes on Upper Parliament Street, which is in the progress of being fitted out.
The proposed signage will comprise internally illuminated opal acrylic faced 3D lettering affixed to a timber-painted fascia panel. The proposed signage scheme, alongside the shopfront, will reflect the company’s corporate identity and will provide an active and attractive frontage on Upper Parliament Street, according to the applicant.
Demolition to expand student building
Nottingham City Council received an application for the demolition of a building and the construction of student accommodation on September 14. Planning permission is sought for the proposed renovation and extension of the existing Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) at 124 to 132 North Sherwood Street.
This would include the demolition of the existing building at 122 North Sherwood Street, to allow for the extension of the accommodation. The site is in an area which has a student household and house in multiple occupation(HMO) density of 60.7 per cent, according to planning documents.
It is understood that 122 North Sherwood Street is currently vacant and has been so for more than a year. It was last in commercial use in connection with a business which now has larger premises elsewhere within the City boundary.
Facelift at Nottingham restaurant
Nottingham City Council granted permission for the facelift of a Nottingham city centre restaurant. The application for replacement signs were required as part of an updated branding of the Zizzi restaurant.
Proposal Advertisement Consent was given for the replacement of two illuminated fascia signs, one externally illuminated projecting sign, one internally illuminated menu sign. The site is known as Fenchurch House, an existing seven-storey office and retail property situated on the corner of King Street and Greyhound Street in the City Centre.
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