Student scheme gets green light in Nottingham

A developer has received formal approval for its plans to build a new student housing development on Nottingham’s Ilkeston Road.

The site, on the corner of Cobden Street and Ilkeston Road, will be the fourth student project ALB has been involved.

Managing director Arran Bailey said: “We chose this site because of its outstanding position. In addition to the local shops, cafes and bus links, it’s just a 20-minute walk into the city centre and it’s also more or less equidistant between the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent, so it’s going to have major appeal for a lot of the city’s students.”

The scheme will 41 fully-furnished apartments, each with its own kitchen and bathroom, and it will also feature some key communal facilities, including a secure cycle store and a large lounge area on the ground floor.

Bailey added: “We’ve already been involved in student developments in Loughborough and Derby city centre – and like those developments, our new Nottingham site will offer students a premium quality of life in a location that gives them easy access to all the things they need.

“In addition to putting them close to their places of study and entertainment, the new flats will feature a dedicated communal lounge where students can relax and get to know one another – and that is particularly important for new students who have yet to make new friends in the city.”

Demolition of the existing building, which has been used as martial arts centre since 2012, is set to begin on 1 August. ALB says the scheme will available for occupation in time for the beginning of the new academic year in September 2021.