A proposal to convert the Travelodge Hotel on Maid Marian Way, in Nottingham, into student accommodation has been granted conditional permission by the city council.
The plan would see the ten-storey hotel become 121 studio apartments.
A design statement submitted on behalf of the applicant says: “The building is currently looking tired, with a light grey aluminium trim to the concrete frame, in need of repair, dark blue spandrel panels at first floor podium level, that change to off white in the tower levels above.
“We will celebrate the 1970s character of the building, retaining the language of expressed structure and infill curtain walling.”
It continues: “By increasing the number of dwellings and therefore the number of residents in the local vicinity, the proposed development of this site will help to support the existing businesses and facilities thus ensuring their long term success, and the sustainability of this urban centre.”
