Plans for major Nottingham skyscraper stall
Plans for one of the tallest towers in the East Midlands set to be built next to Nottingham’s railway station were put on pause on Wednesday afternoon by Nottingham City Council’s planning committee.
Members of the committee unanimously voted to defer a decision on the huge scheme on Queens Road to a future meeting, subject to further consideration of architecture, form, design decoration and “the contribution to the Nottingham skyline”.
Last week, city council planning bosses recommended the scheme be voted through.
The £100m plans by developer MRP include a two-phase scheme that will incorporate a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) building with 406 beds, and two buildings containing a total of 238 Build to Rent (BTR) apartments – one of which would reach 22 storeys in height.
In May the green light to knock down four commercial buildings on the site has been given the green light. This has now been completed.
MRP put forward plans in 2019 for the site at the top of Queens Road in Nottingham city centre that would bring forward 406 student beds and 245 residential units across two buildings.
Later that year, national planning and development consultancy Lichfields was appointed by the developer to deliver the planning consent, and the parties held a public consultation on the proposals.
Lichfields planning director Ian Kettlewell said: “This development displays investor confidence in Nottingham and plays a key part in the regeneration of the Canal Quarter.”
Consarc is the architect on the scheme.
