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 that made progress in the week ending May 13.
The two most significant were the approval of some reworks to a massive £650 million rejuvenation project and the greenlight being given for a community centre extension to a Gospel church. Elsewhere, plans to convert a Victorian corner shop into HMO were approved by the council.
And, at two other sites, planning permission was given for a prominent city centre shop to get revamp and for student flats to be built above city centre shop
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Rework of £650 million rejuvenation project
Last week three applications relating to the £650m Island Quarter development were approved. Various changes to the internal floor layouts of the buildings, including cluster configurations, the introduction of additional escape stairways and related minor amendments to fenestrations and facades was passed on May 13.
Also on May 13, improved pedestrian access was approved for part of the site between the Premier Inn hotel and the Canal Turn building that is currently under construction. The works would include a linking section of path, the extension of railings to the canal edge, and gate controlled access.
This application also showed the previously approved flood defence level will be maintained. The third application granted on May 12, discharged around the detailed design and material finishes of Listed Building Consent at the site.
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Community centre expansion to Gospel church
On May 13, permission has been granted for a community centre extension to Glaisdale Gospel Hall, Burnwood Drive, Bilborough. The plan to develop the church seeks to "maximise the use of space to serve as a place of worship and a community hall", where a mixture of activities will be held including a creche club for school children, parent and toddler groups and other youth worker groups.
According to a planning document, the design focused on a multi-use aspect that will allow areas of the building to be closed or shut-off when not occupied. The Reception Area is a fundamental space to provide access routes to these spaces and serves the WCs and Main Hall located to the left of the entrance, and the classroom and Club Room spaces to the rear of the building.
The entranceway is an inviting space with foliage and greening to enhance the streetscape and create a welcoming and aesthetically pleasing front elevation. The applicant said the project will "vastly improve the facilities for the Church group and local community".
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Victorian corner shop to be converted to HMO
On May 10, the council gave the go ahead for the use of a Victorian corner shop on Sneinton Hollows to be used as an HMO. The three-storey former store was converted by Nottingham City Council to residents association offices in 1994 and was owned by the council until recently when it was acquired by the applicant.
The ground floor “shop” still has remnants of the original Victorian shop front remain, but the window itself was replaced with a new timber shop front by the Council in 1994
The building will now be converted to residential use in the form of a seven-bed HMO. The former shop would be used as a kitchen and living room with two-bedrooms located on the ground floor. There would be three-bedrooms on the first floor and two-bedrooms on the second floor.
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Prominent city centre shop to get revamp
A prominent building situated on the corner of Hounds Gate and Wheeler Gate will get a revamp after the council gave the greenlight on May 12. The ground floor is occupied by Clarks footwear, who have now got permission to put up a replacement illuminated fascia panel signage and a replacement illuminated projecting sign.
According to a council report, the use of upper floors is unknown. The building resides within the Old Market Square Conservation Area.
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Student flats to be built above city centre shop
On May 13, the council gave the go-ahead for converting the vacant upper floor levels above the closed News Xtra shop on Market Street into six student rooms. This is a change to the previous approved plans that had proposed three residential apartments, whilst still retaining the intended retail use on the ground floor.
The applicants have said the conversion to residential use is "absolutely necessary" as a retail use above first floor (as before) would see the upper levels unused. They added the lack of a viable retail use for the whole building was the reason the building had fell into disrepair.
According to planning documents submitted by applicants, work is needed as the building is in a poor state and needs to be brought back into use. These documents said these designs utilise the existing fabric and makes only minimal changes.
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