The University of Nottingham's planned new 'world class' city centre campus has been welcomed by locals who hope it will 'bring new life' to the area. The University of Nottingham bought the Castle Meadow site, which was formerly occupied by HMRC, for more than £36 million in 2021, with the aim of turning it into its first city centre campus, the site located near Nottingham Railway Station.
Since more than 1,000 HMRC staff based at the site moved to Unity Square, the university has been planning to transform the large office complex into a digital research and business hub. The Russell Group university has now applied to change the use of the buildings to create a "world class educational campus", with an application for any external changes to be made later on.
Locals were convinced the project would benefit the city, with relief expressed that the huge space would not go to waste. Barrie Turton, 58, from St Ann's, said: "I cannot really see a problem with it, it is a good idea. It will bring some new life into this part of the city because there's not too much over here.
