University plan for city centre spin-out hub gets go-ahead

Plans for an Enterprise Innovation Centre (EIC) next to Nottingham Trent University’s Dryden Building have been given the green light Nottingham City Council.

The building will provide space of up to 25,000 sq ft for spin-out companies.

A planning statement with the planning application reads: “The EIC will provide the focus for all the University’s enterprise activities and will create a dynamic learning environment where student and graduate entrepreneurs can interact and collaborate with academics, researchers, small growing businesses and larger companies.

“The development would be designed to accommodate University start-ups and spin-outs, as well as in-movers from elsewhere attracted by the high-quality space and business support offer.”

The site lies to the north of the 1976 Dryden Building on brownfield land.