A tower block for more than 400 students opposite Hooters has been given the go-ahead after a lengthy debate over fears Nottingham has reached its 'saturation point’ with similar buildings. Development consultants Lichfields and architecture practice Consarc had proposed a 22-storey tower and two smaller blocks on the site of a number of demolished industrial units at the junction of Queen's Road and London Road.
The proposals were deferred by councillors in October due to concerns with inadequate architecture, decoration and design of all three buildings. The large tower was to accommodate 163 private rent apartments and a smaller nine-storey block would accommodate a further 75.
Plans for these have been withdrawn and will return in the new year. Meanwhile the third building, an L-shaped block with 12 storeys for 406 student beds, returned to Nottingham City Council's planning committee on Wednesday, December 21.
