A variety of major Nottingham plans came to light last week. Plans progressing in the week ending March 24 covered a wide range of proposals, with a number of these relating to historic buildings.
A Grade II-listed old bank that was last used as a clothes shop can now become a bar, while Nottingham City Council gave listed building consent for the conversion of the landmark British Waterways Building. Elsewhere, changes were approved at a Nottingham school.
A social housing scheme at a closed furniture warehouse was also given permission. Finally, an office building on land where Raleigh factories once stood can now be converted into student accommodation.
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Bank used as clothes shop to become bar
A prominent former clothes shop and historic bank can be turned into a bar after plans were approved by the city council on March 24. The former All Saints shop in Thurland Street, across from the Thurland Hall pub, can now become a 'Box' bar, which the prospective operators say would be a "high-quality sports bar to eat, drink, view, play and party".
ARC Inspirations bar group has agreed to take over the lease on the former bank's premises, subject to securing listed building consent, with planning agents stating there was a "real drive from both the applicant and the landlord to open the bar within the winter of 2022", so the Grade II-listed building could be quickly brought back into active use. The group has been searching for a suitable location in Nottingham for some time, and has identified the premises as an ideal location for their 'Box' bar concept – which they say is a "game-changing high-quality sports bar to eat, drink, view, play and party".
The listed building, along with neighbouring 11 Pelham Street was constructed in 1879 to form the base for the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank. The bank was converted into two separate retail units in 2004.
Changes for Nottingham school approved
A Nottingham secondary school had plans approved for the construction of a new visitor car park and the formation of an additional student entrance. The Bulwell Academy, on Squires Avenue, will now be able to create an additional student entrance and alter the existing student entrance. This plan will allow the academy to provide improved pedestrian access to the west site of the school's main campus, as well as an additional form of pedestrian access to the site.
The other application that was approved was for the construction of a visitor car park, formation of new access and associated works. The new car park will have ten bays for visitor parking at the academy, and it also proposes a new vehicular footway crossing arrangement off Squires Avenue.
Furniture warehouse to become social housing
Social housing can now replace a derelict furniture store after Nottingham City Council gave approval on March 22. The new proposals look to demolish the large former World Wood Furniture warehouse in Sherwin Road, Lenton, and replace it with two buildings containing 34 flats in total.
The furniture business previously based at the premises, which was once occupied by the Jolly Giant toy store, left some time ago. Both of the new-build blocks would be three-storeys tall, with one building containing 19 one-bed apartments and four two-bed apartments and the other building providing 11 one-bed apartments.
Office on former Raleigh site to become student accommodation
An office building on land where Raleigh factories once stood can now be converted into student accommodation after the council approved plans on March 22. Raleigh House, a large office building in Alfreton Road, Radford would be turned into a 53-bedroom student block if new plans are approved.
The building was constructed in the early 2000s and used as an office, but it was vacated in 2020 and has been empty ever since. Historically, the site was occupied by a number of former factory units which once belonged to the Raleigh Bicycle company.
Most of the planned works would remain within the footprint of the original building with limited material alterations to the front of the office. There are no proposed external extensions as part of this application.
Listed consent given for British Waterways Building
Listed building consent was given by the city council to the redevelopment of the landmark British Waterways Building on March 22. The project to turn the six-storey former warehouse, which dates from 1919, into 12 studio flats, 42 one-bedroom apartments and 41 two-bedroom apartments, was already given planning permission.
The council said reversing some of the previous unsympathetic alterations to the building's interior character and reinstating lost fabric, the internal works would preserve and enhance its significance. The most substantial alteration proposed by the scheme is the single-storey roof top extension, but a planning officer said it would have a positive impact on the overall appearance of the building.
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