A wide-range of projects were applied for and given the go-ahead last week in Nottingham. There were a variety of plans submitted to Nottingham City Council that made progress in the week ending April 8.
The two most significant were the approval for a new theatre on Lower Parliament Street, and the approval of the demolition of buildings at City Hospital. Elsewhere, plans were refused for the expansion of a large student HMO that was deemed "over-intensive" by planners.
And, at two smaller sites, a business was given permission to expand in Wollaton and a demolition was approved for homes in a city centre street.
New Theatre in studios revamp
Nonsuch studios in Lower Parliament Street has been given the go-ahead to refurbish its building, forming an extended café and studio on the first floor and a new theatre space on the first floor. The existing theatre has been in operation since approximately 2018.
A full revamp is planned with permission granted to add a new accessible toilet, replace all existing windows and internal doors, and create a rooftop terrace for customers. It was approved by Nottingham City Council on April 5.
Demolition of City Hospital building
Approval was given last week for the Stroke Research Unit at Nottingham City Hospital to be knocked down. Another plan, to take down a prefabricated concrete panel structure building that was used as a Leisure Centre at the City Hospital was approved on March 8 by Nottingham City Council.
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A spokesperson for Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) said: "This is not part of the Trust’s longer-term plans for the future of the hospital site through the Tomorrow’s NUH programme, simply that the two buildings are in very poor physical condition and it is uneconomic to repair them for alternative uses."
Student HMO extension refused
Permission has been refused for a HMO in Lenton, rented out to students, to be increased in size. Plans were refused for the creation of 12 additional bed spaces and communal areas and reconfiguration of existing cycle and car parking.
A council report found the proposed extensions would "reinforce and exacerbate the existing over-intensive use of the site as a House in Multiple Occupation, located within an area of high student concentration where there is already significant community imbalance." Planning officers also found that the proposed extensions would compound and increase the "over-intensive" use of the property as a House in Multiple Occupation, located within a wider area of "excessive student concentration".
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Expansion to city business planned
The extension of Wollaton Auto Centre on Trowell Road has been approved by Nottingham City Council. The site forms part of a larger brick and clad building which is accessed from the front of the site and provides a tyre store and pet supplies. The site at present is "modest" in scale with sufficient space to work on two vehicles at any one time. To the south of the site is parking for vehicles and beyond that rear gardens for properties fronting onto Moorsholm Drive.
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Demolition plan approved to prepare for new houses
A house in Sherwood will be demolished to prepare for the construction of two new homes. No 50 Elmswood Gardens, Sherwood has suffered significant structural damage and deterioration according to planning documents and will now be knocked down.
The site contains a large amount of overgrown vegetation and several trees toward the rear of the site. Planning documents have said that the repair and refurbishment costs for the existing dwelling are likely to be very significant, and the overall cost of repair and refurbishment of the building’s foundations, structure, fabric, finishes and services are likely to be beyond economic viability.
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