A 'particularly poor' Nottingham building that houses two shops is set to be transformed by student flats. A plan to extend and convert the building where Poundland and Bonmarché trade from in Lower Parliament Street, Nottingham city centre, has been recommended for approval at Nottingham City Council's planning committee on February 22.
The two businesses will stay in the building if the plans are approved, as the property's basement will be refurbished to make up for the conversion of the existing first floor storage area. An upward extension would make the building five storeys at its tallest, with the upper floors turned into space for 104 student beds.
The project would also include communal lounges, a gym, a laundry room and cycle store with two small roof gardens. The development would be three storeys at the northern end facing Lower Parliament Street, stepping up to five storeys facing Thurland Street.
