Two large-scale Nottingham student accommodation complexes housing a combined 1,000 students have been recommended for approval. An unused car park off Norton Street, Radford, which was once occupied by John Player's Castle Tobacco factory, could be replaced with two seven-storey blocks with 587 bed spaces.
The scheme by Jensco comprises 396 bedrooms across 265 cluster flats and 131 studios. In documents prepared for Nottingham City Council's next planning committee meeting on Wednesday, June 19, councillors are recommended to approve both of the applications.Planning officers have however requested for both developers to make financial contributions towards local infrastructure, asking for the Wilford Road scheme to pay £1.4m for the provision of affordable housing and public open space.
The group said the new buildings will have a more "overbearing impact" on Norton Street. The original factory was built in the late 1890s, expanding to span from Alfreton Road to Radford Boulevard along with a large factory on the opposite side of Radford Boulevard. During the late 1970s the company relocated its business to the Horizon Factory in Lenton, which is now demolished, and the area is now dominated by student accommodation.
"University are concerned that the prevalence of expensive studios would impact on student recruitment, and are the wrong product mix for them," a document reads. Nottingham Civic Society objects strongly, it adds, due to its height "damaging the setting of Nottingham Castle".
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