Plans to redevelop a car park in Nottingham to provide a five storey student accommodation building have been approved.
The plans from Proark And EjendomsInvest seek to demolish the two-storey car park on the corner of Mansfield Road and Magdala Road, serving the adjacent Mercure Hotel.
The proposals would provide 113 bed spaces within a mix of cluster bedrooms, studios, and duplex studios.
Negotiations have taken place to reduce the height and footprint of the building (originally seeking to offer 163 bed spaces), to address the mix of accommodation type, refine the elevational treatment, secure high-quality materials and address concerns in relation to surface water flooding.
The approval comes despite concerns from the local community, regarding the location being unsuitable for student accommodation, the scale, design and
use of the block being out of character with the rest of the neighbourhood and Conservation Area of Mapperley Park/Alexandra Park, and increased noise and traffic.
