Frustrated Nottingham councillors have approved a 291-home scheme on the site of an old school following a lengthy planning meeting during which serious concerns for the environment were raised. Plans will, however, be subject to assurances that the benefits to the environment will be maximised by the developer.
Plans for 291 homes on the former Padstow School site in Bestwood were brought to the table during a city council planning committee meeting at Loxley House on Wednesday, April 20. Councillors were less than pleased with the impact on the environment and the debate over whether or not the scheme should proceed lasted almost two hours.
The developer, Countryside, had already cut down the number of homes on the site from 294 to 291 and 75 (25%) will be handed over to Nottingham City Homes to be used as council houses. While these proposals were praised in this regard, councillors became aggrieved over the lack of willingness for 'green corridors' to be retained on the "important space".
