A variety of major Nottinghamshire plans came to light last week. Stories in the week ending December 16 covered a wide range of changes including a new supermarket, the possible closure of a pub, and housing estates being recommended to be built and elsewhere being rejected.
Documents showed new council homes in Nottingham were set for the green light, and in north Nottinghamshire a pub landlord warned a new retail park could put him out of business. Meanwhile, plans for a 22-storey tower, which would be one of Nottingham's tallest buildings, were scaled back for the moment.
Elsewhere, planning officers recommended Lidl be given permission for a new store in Bestwood. In Eastwood, campaigners celebrated the rejection of more than 200 homes next to a 'toxic' waste tip, and their council leader called for a public inquiry into the site's 'scary' past.
New council homes set to be built on demolished care home
New council homes are set to be built on the site of a demolished care home in Nottingham. The former site of Oakdene Residential Home at the junction of Woodborough Road and St Ann's Way, St Ann's, will be turned into 24 Nottingham City Homes, if given the final go-ahead by Nottingham City Council's planning committee on December 21.
The residential home closed in 2019 and demolished in January 2020. The current application comprises nine flats and 15 houses, all of which would be classed as affordable.
The houses would be two-storey and would be laid out in a back-to-back arrangement with five fronting on to Woodborough Road, eight fronting onto Norman Close and two on to St Ann's Way. The flats would be in a three-storey block located on the southern corner of the site.
Pub owner warns new retail park could close business
A pub owner has warned the fencing off of a footpath for a new retail park could lead to the closure of their business. The Plough Inn in Church Street, Warsop, would not be able to operate if the existing unregistered right of way between Burns Lane and Church Street was fenced off as part of the redevelopment of the vacant Strand cinema, according to its owner's objection to the plans.
Planning permission was granted in 2019 for the demolition of the former Strand cinema, with the building to be replaced by a new retail or leisure park. The approved layout for this development includes pedestrian access through the site from Burns Lane to Church Street.
The pub's owner has filed an objection to the plans, citing land ownership and access issues. They stated the fencing off of the footpath would stop access to their delivery yard, resulting in the pub's closure.
In response to the objection from the owner of the pub, applicant ARBA Developments argued the approved scheme shows no restriction between the Plough Inn and the site boundary, with access for maintenance to still be provided. ARBA Developments also claimed a Land Registry search showed the Plough Inn did not include Plough Yard, adding the pub had not submitted any evidence of vehicular access to Plough Yard.
22-storey tower postponed at redevelopment in favour of student flats only phase
A 22-storey tower has been postponed at a redevelopment in Nottingham. The 22-storey residential tower, as well as a nine-storey apartment building and 12-storey student building, were all originally part of a plan for the junction of Queens Road and London Road.
But when the scheme, which was due to be built where four commercial units were recently demolished, was heard by Nottingham City Council's planning committee on October 19, it was deferred. This was due to concerns over how the scale and architecture of the tallest structure would impact Nottingham's skyline.
Significant revisions have now been made by applicant Lichfields, with the large London Road tower and the Queens Road apartment building now omitted from the plan. The application now only addresses the proposed student building, which would form the first phase of the redevelopment, with a new application detailing the residential phase two of the plan to be submitted in early 2023.
New Lidl and homes to be built on torn down factory
A new supermarket is set to be built along with more than 50 homes in Nottingham. A Lidl store and 62 homes will be constructed on the former Chronos Richardson works off Arnold Road and Belconnen Road, Bestwood, if councillors give the final go-ahead to the scheme at Nottingham City Council's planning committee on December 21.
The store would be open between 8am and 10pm Monday to Saturday, and for any six hours between 10am to 6pm on Sundays. A planning application for an associated residential development has also been recommended for approval at the same meeting, which would bring 62 homes to the area.
The proposed Lidl store, according to developers, has been designed to create a "great shopping experience" for its customers. They have said the store would benefit from wider aisles, baby changing facilities, longer tills, a customer toilet and an "excellent range" of products for customers.
Relief as homes next to Eastwood tip site rejected amid calls for inquiry
Campaigners have spoken of their relief after a plan to build hundreds of homes near to a tip was rejected. A plan to build 240 homes on land off Braemar Avenue, Eastwood was unanimously rejected by Broxtowe Borough Council over concerns that construction next to the old landfill site, known as ‘Matkin’s Tip’, would be unsafe.
Campaigners from the Common Residents Action Group celebrated the rejection of the project, with the leader of Broxtowe Borough Council calling for a public inquiry into the history of the land at the former clay quarry. Milan Radulovic MBE, leader of Broxtowe Borough Council and ward councillor for Eastwood Hill Top, claimed the history of the site next to where the housing development had been proposed was 'chequered' and 'scary'.
Developer Gleeson, which had hoped to build hundreds of homes next to the old tip site, said it was disappointed by the decision and argued it could safely deliver the plans. The housebuilder said it would assess its options to appeal the planning committee's ruling on the proposals, which had been recommended for approval by planning officers.
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