Transformational plans for the former Police and Fire Station site on South Sherwood Street in Nottingham have been tipped for approval.
The proposals for hundreds of student flats have been recommended the green light ahead of a City Council Planning Committee meeting next week.
The development site currently comprises the Grade II Listed former Police and Fire Stations (constructed in the 1930s), the Grade II Listed Fire Station House (dating from the 1880s), and a central block located to the south of the site within the internal courtyard.
The site has remained vacant since 2016 and the condition of the buildings has deteriorated, with evidence of water damage and vandalism.
The plans would see the restoration and refurbishment of the former Police and Fire Stations. The restored building would accommodate 246 student studio apartments, delivered both within the existing structure and a proposed single storey roof extension.
A new 18 storey building is also proposed within the courtyard space behind the former Police and Fire Stations. This would provide 364 student bedspaces, largely in cluster apartments.
At its base, a two-storey podium would connect to the adjoining 1880s Fire Station House, which would be restored and refurbished to provide amenity space, a formal entrance and arrival space to a publicly accessible food hall, located within the podium.
To facilitate the development, demolition of several ancillary buildings would be required.
