Plans for a major student scheme at the site of Forest Mill on Alfreton Road, Nottingham, have been recommended for approval.
The development would house 790 student bedspaces, together with leisure and retail facilities, while 19 family houses are also included in the proposals for the currently vacant site. The family housing is to be provided for a housing association and would be entirely affordable units.
The student element of the scheme is spread over three buildings that front onto Alfreton Road, Highurst Street and Thackeray Street. The tallest element of the scheme would reach to eight storeys, stepping down along Alfreton Road to the former Lloyds bank building on the corner of Boden Street.
Three types of student accommodation are proposed; town houses, cluster apartments, and studios.
