Redevelopment of former Marks & Spencer site gets voted through
Planning permission to preserve and redevelop 32 Stodman Street in Newark, the former Marks & Spencer site, has been granted by Newark and Sherwood District Council’s planning committee.
The redevelopment includes 29 new homes and between 2-4 new retail units while retaining the art deco façade.
The application was submitted by architects RG+P.
The redevelopment of 32 Stodman Street is one of nine priority projects outlined in Newark’s Town Investment Plan (TIP), developed by the Newark Towns Fund Board.
Councillor David Lloyd, leader of Newark and Sherwood District Council and co-chair of Newark Towns Fund Board, said: “It is incredibly exciting that following approval from the Planning Committee, we can start to make tangible progress towards the redevelopment of the former Marks & Spencer site. Despite our best efforts, no retailer was prepared to take on the big site as it currently stands.
“These plans will provide an excellent opportunity to breathe life back into this vacant space with an interesting and imaginative design that is sympathetic to the surrounding heritage buildings in Newark town centre and materially enhance the quality of the public realm. In addition, by creating new high-quality homes, retail space and job opportunities, this redevelopment will benefit our town and its residents in the long term.”
Building work is due to begin in April 2022. The new homes are expected to be available for residents by 2024 and will compromise 16 one-bed and 13 two-bed apartments with private balcony spaces to the eastern side. A shared amenity space will also be provided on the third floor with 12 car parking spaces, a motorbike parking spot and 48 cycle spaces. the ground floor will include smaller retail units.
