Bridgford House residential plans get green light

Part of a £22m scheme to transform the former headquarters of Rushcliffe Borough Council in West Bridgford has been given the go-ahead.

Some 96 apartments are planned for Bridgford House, along with a strip of restaurants and bars. Rushcliffe Borough Council has passed the residential plans as “not requiring prior approval”.

Bridgford House was sold to Monk Estates and Harpin for £6.9m.

The site includes two restaurant units occupied by The Southbank Bar and Trattoria Antonio Restaurant, which total 6,015 sq ft, a partially tenanted 76,766 sq ft eight storey office building and 10 residential apartments.

In February, Sam Monk of Monk Estates, said: “We are delighted to be redeveloping such a prominent and important land mark building in West Bridgford. It’s a unique opportunity to create an exceptional high quality mixed use scheme which will boast stunning panoramic views of the river Trent and the surrounding areas. As a Nottingham based family business we are proud to be given this opportunity and we look forward to working closely with Rushcliffe Borough Council and Harpin Limited.

“The redevelopment will involve all of the site but some of the tenants will remain, with the Southbank probably being one of them.

“In the civic centre, we might create some additional ground-floor units, adjacent to The Southbank, for bars and restaurants overlooking the river.

“Rather than continuing the sports theme, they might be bars and upmarket pizzerias.”

The deal to sell the site was brokered by Savills.