Worries have been raised over plans to turn a vacant pub into flats. The Duke of Newcastle pub on Whitemoor Road, Basford would be converted to a ground floor retail unit and three self-contained flats, if new proposals are approved.
The creation of these three one-bedroom flats, according to a planning document, would require a single storey side extension and new dormers on the roof. The current layout provides six car spaces, and the new designs would retain these.
Steve Westby, Nottingham CAMRA branch chairman, said: "The whole of Nottingham is a pub graveyard, especially in the suburbs. This one was typical of a pub in a housing area, and the majority of our pubs that are in the middle of housing are gone, if they're not in the city or town centre.
