New apartments and homes will be built on the site of a derelict college in Chilwell after councillors voted through the plans. High Road Developments Ltd applied to Broxtowe Borough Council to turn part of the former Nottingham College building site on High Road into a new residential development.
The director of the company, Arran Bailey, plans to turn part of the existing site into 65 apartments, a separate building with 15 apartments, six semi-detached houses and one bungalow. The other half of the site will be used for student accommodation, and another application for a final phase of the development is yet to be submitted.
The project has divided opinion in the area between those who think it is too big for the local community and others who say it will transform a site known to attract anti-social behaviour. Hundreds of residents living nearby had objected and some said it would be a “crime” for the committee to approve the plans.
