Central Library’s 33,000 sq ft relocation tipped for approval

How the new library will look

Plans to move Nottingham’s Central Library to the new Broadmarsh Bus Station and Car Park site look set to be given the green light next week after the City Council’s chief planner tipped the move for approval.

The move would see the library move out of its Angel Row site, which has been earmarked for redevelopment, and into a 33,000 sq ft building in the new Broadmarsh complex.

The revised application also says the new bus station and car park scheme will now not include any retail space nor a cycle hub, and that the number of car parking space has been reduced slightly by 165 to 1,208 – although this is an increase on the previous, now demolished car park.

There were no objections to the scheme, with even the usually sceptical Nottingham Civic Society praising the development, saying: “The Civic Society is pleased that the floor space for the proposed new library is comparable with that currently in use at Angel Row and hopes that the highly-regarded Local Studies Library with its on-site archive will be able to continue to foster an interest from Nottingham’s citizens in the city’s past, present and its future.”

The new car park and bus station has been designed by Leonard Design. Nottingham City Council’s Planning Committee will sit next Wednesday afternoon (21 November) to vote on the scheme.

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