Presumably they've cut that much from the transport budget this year, whereas the project cost is spread over several years.

Burrows Court to be refurbished and new housing built on the site. The plans look quite promising. It's about time something was done with this building.
http://plan4.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/WAM/pas/showCaseFile.do?councilName=Nottingham+City+Council&appNumber=09/02417/PFUL3

New College Nottingham, Basford Hall College
27 May, 2010

New College Nottingham is on the hunt for a design team consortium to undertake the £13 million revamp of its Basford Hall


This is good news. The college has been in need of a refurbishment for years. It was in a pretty dire state when I studied there four years ago.

There seemed to be some major clearing work going on with a site behind Summer Leys House site near the station. This is alongside a proposed office block on london road, but is not that actual site. Not sure what to make of it. Couple of road closures yesterday to allow for it, wondering if its prep work for something maybe?

That's what I though but it turns out it's being used as a main base for the Nottingham district heating extension. Here's the link...........

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/163-1-9m-expansion-city-s-district-heating/article-1366429-detail/article.html

Major building plan for University of Nottingham

The University of Nottingham has announced a major new building programme.

The plans involve three state-of-the art, environmentally sustainable buildings for University Park and another at the Sutton Bonington campus.

The developments form part of a £90m investment over a five-year period.

The university's vice-chancellor Professor David Greenway said it would help create an inspiring and harmonious environment in which to study.

He said: "These buildings will create a new benchmark for excellence in the surroundings and facilities provided to both students and staff here at The University of Nottingham.

"Teaching and learning are our core business and it is our priority to provide the best possible environmental infrastructure and educational technology as well as quality of teaching."

University Park is to get a new Mathematics Building, an Engineering and Science Learning Centre and a Humanities Building.

And a new Biosciences/School of Veterinary Medicine & Science building will go up near the existing Vet School at Sutton Bonington.

Funding for the new buildings has come from the Higher Education Funding Council's Capital Investment Fund as well as university funds


this sounds like a great new development to update some of the facilities. Will try and dig out some pics when i can

Edit: couple of renders, not sure specific buildings they're for...

http://communications.nottingham.ac.uk/SiteData/Root/News/Articles/797_Large.jpg
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47960000/jpg/_47960344_47960342.jpg

So, managed to do some rifling around and found some information about the new expansion projects.

These are buildings to be located on university park and Sutton Bonnington campuses. To put into perspective, Jubilee expansion cost £30million. This is due to cost almost twice that.

Here are the details:

University Park: Engineering and Science Learning Centre (ESCL)

This new facility located adjacent the Pope and Coates Buildings and designed by Hopkins Architects will provide a range of teaching and social spaces as well as an undergraduate centre within a state of the art environment. The £10m investment has received planning consent and works have commenced on site. It will be complete for September 2011. It is expected to achieve BREEAM excellent.
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/estate/images/eslc1.jpg
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/estate/images/eslc2.jpg

University Park: Tower Workshop Extension for the Aerospace Research Centre

The Aerospace Research Centre commenced construction in autumn 2009. The centre comprises of a 2 storey extension to the north of the existing Tower building workshop. The building comprises of double height and standard workshop spaces with mezzanine office area above. A lift is being included to improve access. Once complete the building will be used to ensure the delivery of various research projects, including the £10m FP7 Clean Sky JTI programme.

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/estate/images/tower_ext.jpg


University Park: New Mathematics Building and Lecture Theatre
This new facility for the School of Mathematics is a large extension and refurbishment of the existing IESSG building on cu-through lane. The building creates a new home for the school, which currently are split between 2 buildings. There is also a centrally timetabled 380 seat lecture theatre to the rear of the building which has a distinctive shape and finish. The building will be open by summer 2011 and will achieve a BREEAM rating of ‘excellent’.

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/estate/images/maths1.jpg



University Park: Humanities Building

The new Humanities building is located on Beeston Lane adjacent to Lenton Grove which incorporates the School of History. The new facility will house the Archaeology, Art History, Classics, Philosophy and Theology departments. It will incorporate a range of seminar rooms, as well as computer room and other specific facilities. The building will be complete by the start of the 2011/12 academic year and will achieve a BREEAM ‘excellent’ rating.
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/estate/images/humanities.jpg

Sutton Bonington Campus: Biosciences/School of Veterinary Medicine and Science Building

The new Biosciences/School of Veterinary Medicine and Science Building is located on land adjacent to South Laboratory and the existing School of Veterinary Medicine & Science (SVMS) Building. The new facility will house part of the SVMS along with the Department of Environmental Sciences and part of the Department of Animal Sciences. It will incorporate seminar rooms, as well as a 120 seat computer room. The building will be complete by the start of the 2011/12 academic year and will achieve a BREEAM ‘excellent’ rating and incorporates straw bale construction in the external cladding of the building, with the straw being sourced from the University’s own farm on campus.

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/estate/images/bio1.jpg

Sutton Bonington Campus: BioEnergy Centre

The new BioEnergy Centre is located on land adjacent to the Plant Sciences Building. The new facility will house part of the Division of Food Sciences, including Brewing Sciences along with commercial research space let to SAB Miller Ltd. The building will be complete by Summer 2011 and will achieve a BREEAM ‘excellent’ rating. This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/estate/images/bioenergy.jpg

Renders from University of Nottingham.

Looks like lots of exciting work here!

There was an interesting article in the post yesterday:

Anger in property world at former treasury sale to E.on
Tuesday, June 08, 2010, 08:00
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THE sale of part of Nottingham's Guildhall site has sent waves of anger through some of the city's property community.

The city council is quitting the Guildhall and neighbouring properties for the modern comforts of Loxley House on Station Street.

The authority has agreed a sale of the former Treasury building on Burton Street to energy group E.on for purpose-built offices for 800 staff.

Plans had been drawn up by the city council for a comprehensive redevelopment of the whole island site, including the North Church Street police station and the fire service on Shakespeare Street.

However, the deal between the city council and E.on was done in Cannes when the property community was attending the international property show, MIPIM.


Bob Monk of Monk Estates said he had been in talks with the council about redevelopment of the whole site.

The fire authority, which is anxious to move to more convenient premises, is said to be frustrated at the decision and has put in formal objections to the city planners.

The former Treasury, built in the late 1960s, is the easiest part of the site to redevelop, and the listed Guildhall the most difficult.

The failure to go for a comprehensive redevelopment of the site is a missed opportunity, said Mr Monk.

The scheme could have included new piazzas or squares, opening up the whole site to the public.

Property experts point to the Guildhall site being at the crossroads of the educational, retail and leisure districts, lending itself to open space and courtyards.

A joint site appraisal for the council, police and fire service was drawn up in 2006 by Nottingham architects Mabers.

Mabers suggested it might be possible to erect medium and high rise office buildings, according to illustrations seen by the Post, with the Guildhall suggested as a hotel.

Mr Monk, whose company created Castle Wharf by the canal and the much criticised Trinity Square for which he blamed the planners, today called for an architectural competition for the whole site.

Mr Monk told the Post: "Essentially, this route would ensure a comprehensive design solution where the value of the completed development would greatly exceed that of its present individual parts.

"I have spent the last eight years attempting to assemble this site and, to see just a minor part of it sold as a call centre, and the easiest to sell at that, defies belief.

"Frankly, it's a great opportunity lost for our city."

Mr Monk points to the successful £90m plus refurbishment of Nottingham Trent University's Newton and Arkwright Buildings which he said serve as a "wake-up" call to the city council.

"The Guildhall site must be one of the few remaining potential city centre redevelopments that would guarantee our place on a very exclusive map.

"The fire and police services are both current occupiers of the location and willing participants in any project that could, and should, be put together – all anchored by the heavily-listed Guildhall itself."

He accused the council of going back on its own proposals.

"Surely a prestigious mixed-use scheme, surrounding a new public piazza would be infinitely preferable to a haphazardly thrown together, short-term solution?"

Jonathan Bishop, of Nottingham commercial property agents heb, has lodged a formal objection to the planning objection on behalf of the fire service.

"The proposed development has a detrimental effect on the marketability and capital value of what we could achieve for the central fire station," said Mr Bishop.

Geoff Hibbert, director of workplace strategy and property said although a comprehensive plan was produced, it was always envisaged that parts of the site would be developed individually.

"The police wanted to stay on the site. The rental and leasing arrangements between the fire service and police were very complex, with flying leases and other issues.

"We had to kick-start the site. It is wrong to say the Miller Birch office for E.on reduced the value of the rest of the site.

"People had been talking about a comprehensive development for ten years and getting absolutely nowhere.

"We felt if we could get something significant away on the site, it would drive value into the rest of the site and demonstrate confidence.

"We couldn't miss the opportunity to make sure up to 800 E.on jobs stayed in the city centre."

Mr Hibbert said that by moving more than 1,000 council jobs from the Guildhall and Lawrence House to Loxley House, the authority was potentially changing the retail balance of the areas.

"The quicker we could put back earners into the area, the quicker we would sustain the shops nearby. That was important."

Mr Hibbert added: "I also had a business case for the purchase of Loxley House which requires me before 2013 essentially to realise the value of the disposable estate.

"To do that now means the city makes considerable savings on even the void costs of £1.5m a year, such as rates and security."

Put all that together, and it is a prize not to be lost, added Mr Hibbert.

I don't really understand the objection. If they've been planning something for the last 8 years then they've been doing something wrong. I think it's a bit odd to assume you need the workers of the council to sustain the area around it... it sits in one of the most lively areas in the whole of Nottingham. I'm just glad something is being done about that ugly building to be honest, the fire and police buildings are pretty standard with ugly extensions, but nothing shocking.

Lots of demolition work going on along Colwick Loop Road I noticed. The industrial units along from KFC going outbound are all gone pretty much. This is next to the other cleared section before you get to Virgin Media. Wondering if this is the start of something? Wasnt a retail and office scheme proposed out there?

This would sit bang in the middle of the Waterside area, hopefully we are seeing some movement here.

Also, noticed that they are about to reverse the one-way system along Huntingdon Street. There are some new traffic lights next to Marco Island and Total that have been switched on. By the looks of it some major road works are about to start by NG1 and Royal Mail as well.

New paving has been put in all along George Street and the end that comes out onto Lwr parliament Street. The new paving by the arena has also been finished.

Presumably you're on about the old laundry on Daleside Road (Colwick Loop Road is just the road around Colwick Industrial Estate/Netherfield), probably been gone for a good couple of years now and there was a scheme proposed there (I think Danz was on about it on here ages ago). Didn't know they'd pulled any more buildings down on there though, no idea what that's for.

Huntingdon Street and Lower Parliament Street are part of the Turning Point East scheme to make them two way and discourage/prevent the roads currently used for northbound traffic from being a major route. I noticed the works around the King Edward Street junction some time ago, should be interesting to see how this develops.

Here's a picture of some of the work they've been doing.

Before:
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2/perfect_dark_2002/beforehuntington.jpg

After
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2/perfect_dark_2002/c0b17a33.jpg?t=1276557480

They've been widening pavements, reducing the number of lanes, replacing tarmaced areas with slabs, new traffic lights, and I hope they keep the railings away forever.

As a point of reference the no entry sign hasn't moved so they really have clawed back a lot of road. They've also taken away the on-street parking which I think is a great step forward on such a busy road, I hope they carry this all the way up the road.

I think it looks good but I can't see the point in the new traffic lights at the corner of Marco Island. What was wrong with the old junction?

Is it really necessary to have two traffic lights on the left hand side of the road? It seems as though the council may have wasted a lot of money on this.

I imagine they'll be sensibly phased, presumably turning out of Beck Street or crossing between its northern and southern halves at a give way would be somewhat trickier now given the two-way traffic and signal phasings, if not impossible. Also, looking at the scheme map Heathcoat Street onto Beck Street has been designated as a new pedestrian route into St. Ann's so this will facilitate that.

Looks substantially more friendly. Anything that improves the look of that dingy corridor has to be a plus.

I agree, we didnt need all those barriers, bollards and sign posts. Makes the area look much cleaner and tidier. I think reopening Huntingdon Street to two-way will really reduce congestion and make it much more pedestrain friendly by the arena as well, without traffic cutting through there as much.

Good to see the city once again getting national positive praise. I do agree with this having been to most UK cities, Nottingham does have a great offering accross the spectrum for a night out

NOTTINGHAM has been named as one of the best places in the country for a night out.

The city was awarded Purple Flag Status by the Association of Town Centre Management at a ceremony in London last night.

The awards recognise areas of high-quality entertainment and hospitality.

Nottingham now joins the likes of Leicester Square and Covent Garden in London in holding Purple Flags.

Councillor Jon Collins, leader of Nottingham City Council, said: "Nottingham is proud to be one of the first UK locations to have Purple Flag status and thanks go to all the teams for their ongoing commitment to partnership-working in the city centre.

"Nottingham has always been a 24-hour city and we have worked hard with our partners to offer a wide programme of night-time events which complements the regular night life in the city's theatres, cinemas, restaurants, clubs, and bars."

Experts assessed the city centre for its attractiveness and appeal, cleanliness, personal safety, arts and cultural activities, how welcoming it is, and how well different partners worked together.

The judges praised Nottingham's work to improve its evening economy and change perception of the city.

Schemes such as Doorwatch and Street Pastors, signage and revamps of public spaces all impressed the judges.

Superintendent Helen Chamberlain, from Notts Police City Division, said police recognised the importance of a high-visibility presence.

"Our number one priority is to ensure the safety of everyone who comes into Nottingham," she said.

Sylvia Manser, chief executive of We Are Nottingham, an organisation representing key city businesses, said: "This is a real achievement for the city that recognises how hard all of the different agencies have worked together to deliver a brilliant and varied experience at night."

The bid was put together by the city council, Notts Police, Nottingham Businesses Against Crime, Nottingham Crime and Drugs Partnership and We Are Nottingham.

The Purple Flag scheme, sponsored by drinks giant Diageo GB, also awarded flags to Liverpool and Clerkenwell, in London.

Nottingham is entitled to fly the Purple Flag for two years, during which it will be expected to show further improvements and widen the breadth of its night-time appeal.

Demolision work is taking place at the former British Gas storage site at the corner of Ilkeston Road and Triumph Road. Looks as though both the massive storage tank are being pulled down.

I know that the University of Nottingham was interested in the site...could see something on this soon. Also, some surveyors were around the campus near the currently vacant site next to Gateway building. I think we'll see some interesting developments here in the future!

Link to images and video tour of the Newton & Arkwright buildings at Nottingham Trent.. They look pretty impressive.

http://www.ntu.ac.uk/about_ntu/facilities/newton_and_arkwright/index.html

Tower block in Radford due to be demolished. From today's EP


A TOWER block in Nottingham is such a bad fire risk that all 100 residents are to be moved out.

Firefighters are so worried about the danger posed by Highcross Court, in Radford, that they threatened to take legal action against Nottingham City Council unless it completed £200,000 of fire safety work by last Monday.

But the council has avoided the action by agreeing to decommission the 15-storey block.

This paves the way for it to be demolished.

About 100 residents will need new homes.

Councillors have been told the fire service wants all residents out by April next year.

READ MORE: Way paved for fire-hit flats to be demolished.

The safety concerns were raised following a Government survey of "scissor-style" blocks which was launched when six people were killed in a tower block blaze in Camberwell, London, in July last year.

Highcross Court is Notts' only scissor-style block – where the flats are on two floors but split over three, with one floor of a neighbour's flat in between.

Ian Scotney, 41, said he was terrified of fires because there had been two in the past 12 months in the flat above him.

"I'm that paranoid I've made my own rope ladder to get out," he said. "The place is that dangerous."

A fire services spokesman said it was happy residents were safe after NCH acted on their concerns.

The estimated cost of demolition for Highcross Court is about £1.5 million.

Saw that earlier and promptly forgot about it what with all the bike theft shenanigans I have endured today. That layout sounds incredibly strange, difficult to visualise just how it works. I wonder where those residents will end up being moved to.

Funny how Jon Collins has just come out and said how horrible they are, almost like an admission that the council were knowingly keeping people in sub-standard accommodation for years until they were forced to do otherwise.

With regards to those cost comparisons of demolition vs renovation, it will be interesting to see just what ends up replacing it, since those comparisons don't suggest they have any intention of building more social housing (such as Leeds have proposed recently). It's not a particularly nicely laid out area.

Thank God they are going.

This is the reason for their decision.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jul/12/tower-block-fire-construction-flaw

Nottingham has not one but TWO tower cranes!

Granted not in the city centre, but still, we can say it counts to be optimistic surely?

They are both on the University of Nottingham Main Campus, one for the new Mathematics building, the other for the amenities and Pope extension in the Science area. Good to see something going on though finally!

As i said in the Southreef thread, there's a few bits and bobs appearing on the Planning apps page.

Costa are looking to move into the former Game store on Lister Gate, next to Topman. B&Q down at the Riverside retail park are looking to add an Asda style 2nd floor and Sainsburys at Castle Marina are planning for a major refit and extension.

As i said in the Southreef thread, there's a few bits and bobs appearing on the Planning apps page.

Costa are looking to move into the former Game store on Lister Gate, next to Topman. B&Q down at the Riverside retail park are looking to add an Asda style 2nd floor and Sainsburys at Castle Marina are planning for a major refit and extension.

:drool: Exciting times in Nottingham!!

I think we can take it as a good sign that retailers are tentatively starting to look at developments like these again though, about time too really. Could be what we need to get bigger giant schemes gently moving again eventually

Has anyone heard anything on the proposed 100meter tall Robin Hood Statue?
It was all over the news 1.5years ago, and nothing since.......

I remember that, my boss at the time said it would never get off the ground as the businessmen proposing it didn't have enough money behind them.

that and the fact that it's a crap idea?!

From EP Yesterday: (http://www.thisisbusiness-eastmidlands.co.uk/nottinghamshire/Commercial-property-opinion-s-future-quick-fees/article-2456913-detail/article.html)

I WAS recently in Leeds at a site visit with ISIS, the public/private development body and was taken aback at the quality and nature of its mixed use Granary Wharf scheme in the city centre.

The scheme is well designed, of excellent quality and has large open public spaces. Even more surprisingly, it only has local commercial tenants; coffee shops, retailers, bars and restaurants.

And then realisation dawned. I had previously been brainwashed into thinking that Nottingham was every bit as good as Manchester, Leeds, Bristol or Birmingham. In fact there is nothing like this development in Nottingham.

Having visited all of the major cities recently, we have to face the facts. Nottingham is not at the top of the premier league – but it is indeed a great city with massive ambition, which as we all know is crucially important.

I applaud the city council, Nottingham's regeneration bodies and some proactive developers which are doing their best for the redevelopment of Nottingham. The city is doing the right thing by looking carefully at the long term approach to Nottingham with regard to, amongst others, the Waterside and Eastside regeneration areas.


I do think that some agents wrongly get frustrated at decisions which do not make – in their view – commercial sense. And herein lies the problem.

Let's face it – most agents are in property development for financial gain and are in it for the short term – and not the long term.

We are looking to make fees from the deals we do. Meanwhile the city council, regeneration bodies and some (note the "some") developers are thinking about the city for the next ten, 20, 30 years – and longer.

In the meantime, I've had an epiphany. I want Nottingham's developments to be as good as Leeds' or Manchester's and I now realise that long-term solutions are the answer.

Careful thought has to be given to schemes that in the short-term will pay my wages, but in the long term mean we end up with poor quality, ill thought-out schemes that mean we will stay in the middle of the rankings rather than moving to the top.

Nottingham does have a number of innovative schemes that it can be proud of but the city needs long term thinking, not just a flash-in-the-pan approach which enable agents to earn a quick fee.

I now strongly agree with the sentiment "development but not an any price".

Jonathan Emmerson is one of the founding partners of the Nottingham commercial property agency heb

I thought Eastside and Southside were future proof, and are to make business in Nottingham now and for the long run.

I thought Eastside and Southside were future proof, and are to make business in Nottingham now and for the long run.
Eastside was a good idea, but never really got going did it. More like a long term plan that might happen... sometime, no rush though. And now we have a Tesco.

I agree I thought they were both good long-term idea, and the Trent also provides a massive potential for regeneration, however, getting the money to start these project is obviously the hard part. Not worth wasting these plans though, I'd rather wait and get something that lasts and adds to the city, rather than something which is short-term, and prevents the kind of developers the city wants from buying into the area.

The simple fact is, Nottingham's economy is nowhere near the magnitude of Leeds'. The latest figures shows that GVA for Nottingham was over £7 billion, but Leeds was generating over £16 billion. Bristol is providing over £10 billion, and Birmingham and Manchester are bigger again. We're a force for sure, but to expect the same quality, breadth and depth of development of much bigger, more financially important areas is a touch unrealistic. Of course there's no reason why we can't aim for increasing quality and planning for the next boom.

The sheer volume of construction that has taken place in Leeds over the last 15 is astonishing given its physical size, it's done very well out of this past phase but there is stacks of private wealth being generated there- the banking, legal and other professional sectors are huge, providing lots of very well paid positions for executives and yuppies who require placed to live- swanky upmarket apartments are in high demand, we don't have that same puuling power for developers in Notts.

The sheer volume of construction that has taken place in Leeds over the last 15 is astonishing given its physical size, it's done very well out of this past phase but there is stacks of private wealth being generated there- the banking, legal and other professional sectors are huge, providing lots of very well paid positions for executives and yuppies who require placed to live- swanky upmarket apartments are in high demand, we don't have that same puuling power for developers in Notts.

how much of the development in leeds drove the economy, and how much has the economy driven the development? was leeds the legal/financial powerhouse it is now back in the early 90's.

i was at university there between 95 and 98 and the change then, and since then, is incredible. what kicked it all off?

Does anyone know what that GIANT crane is doing at the powerstation? Its been there for weeks/months.
Its got to be 150m tall...
Im guessing the 8 cooling towers are 100m?
And the giant ciggarette looking one is 200-250m tall?

I've just got back from Pourtsmouth, and Ive got to say, its a very nice place (the dock bit).
The historic dockyard museum was awesome
There was a nice shopping centre next to the Spinnaker Tower (expensive shops)
and the Spinakker Tower was EPIC!!! It was huge!!! And it sort of made me wonder, what does Nottingham City Centre have for tourists? A castle (great), a small Robin Hood statue (good, but it just feels meh) and shopping.
I feel Nottingham needs a huge Inter/national monument, something big and impressive to stand out (a bit like that propsed 100m tall Robin Hood statue), but I recon they could make it taller, sure 100m is tall, but why not taller ;)

Major plans for 350 new city centre flats turned down
Rejected: The plans failed to impress city councillors.

A MAJOR development set to bring hundreds of new flats to the city centre has been refused planning permission.

Nottingham City Council has turned down plans for 350 flats off Crocus Street.

The eight-storey development, proposed by West Register Realisations Ltd, would have been bigger than the neighbouring Hicking Pentecost building, which has 313 apartments.

The 'E' shaped construction would have had 210 one-bed flats, 138 two-bed flats and 12 "live-work" units.


Planning permission for the building had been agreed in 2005 but officers recommended that the renewal of the permission be turned down because the area has now been identified as a "high quality office area".

A report to the authority's development control committee said the character and design of the building was "notably weak" and that the amount of small one and two bed apartments would "not result in the creation of a sustainable community".

Councillors voted unanimously to refuse the plans at the meeting last week.

Councillor Ian Malcolm, vice-chairman of the committee, said: "What's happened in the last five years is a lot of employment land in the city has already been converted into residential.

"Therefore it's more necessary to preserve as much employment land as possible now.

"Whilst coming out of recession, we need more space for employers to move into."

Councillor Alan Clark, the portfolio holder for Neighbourhood Regeneration, added: "Do we need this many apartments in the city?

"Do we need so many one-bed flats?"

People living in the Hicking Pentecost building had objected to the plans because of a potential loss of light to their flats.

They also objected because of a possible increase to the already congested street parking in the area, despite 230 new car parking spaces being planned.

Speaking after the meeting, Hilary Silvester from the Nottingham Civic Society, said that a large amount of small flats in the city centre can create "a transient community".

She said: "We want family houses. Families generally want somewhere where their children can go and play."

A spokeswoman for Indigo Planning Ltd, which dealt with the application for West Register (Realisations) Ltd, said the company did not wish to comment.



http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/Major-plans-350-new-flats-turned/article-2556914-detail/article.html

Is this an indication that the Eastside will no longer be used for offices?

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/Major-plans-350-new-flats-turned/article-2556914-detail/article.html

Is this an indication that the Eastside will no longer be used for offices?

i wonder if the line about employment is just to give more weight to a decision based on the fact that someone in authority has realised that nottingham doesn't need 300 more poorly-concieved empty flats with inadequate parking. who'd have thunk it?

http://i901.photobucket.com/albums/ac218/st1g_2009/lolborednottingham.png

I just did this lol, i was kind of bored :D
This i what Nottinghams skyline will look like in a few years time :D
Can you guess what the buildings are?
Am I missing any buildings?

I love the detail of the robin hood statue :P

I love the detail of the robin hood statue :P
Why thankyou, I think its a work of art :lol:

The University of Nottingham has confirmed its place among the world’s higher education elite in the latest international league tables.

In the 2010 QS World University Rankings, Nottingham has moved up into the top 75 – and is the fastest-rising UK university in the World Top 100.

Nottingham climbed 18 places this year, up from 91st in 2009 to 73rd in 2010, reflecting its outstanding reputation for teaching, learning and research.

This is really excellent news and shows just how well Nottingham is served by it's two outstanding universities!

This is good and bad news lol
Good: It shows that Nottingham has great potential, and is greatly known around the world, and can bring in investments

Bad: It'll be harder for me to get a place in a few years

ah right...what are you hoping to do?

ah right...what are you hoping to do?Architecture or car design, lol Thats the main reason I'm on these forums :)
Plus Nottingham Uni is less than a mile from my house (beeston)

haha, oh right, that makes sense then! A friend of mine did Architecture at Notts Uni and loved it! Perhaps you'll end up with a Stig-designed building somewhere in Nottingham one-day!

:lol:That would be EPIC!!!

Possibly a Stigscraper :banana:

Heard about Trnt FM being canned?

Help here!!!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?id=144535002255504&pid=205968#!/pages/Trent-Fm-Not-Capital-Fm-Save-Trent-FM/144535002255504

I made it a few minutes ago :D

I would appreciate if you join :)

There's a 'Notice of Application' on the old HSBC building on Long Row. To my disappointment - it couldn't been so much more - it's an application from Mellors to turn it into a Bingo Hall!

Heard about Trnt FM being canned?

Help here!!!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?id=144535002255504&pid=205968#!/pages/Trent-Fm-Not-Capital-Fm-Save-Trent-FM/144535002255504

I made it a few minutes ago :D

I would appreciate if you join :)


Trent FM is complete gash. The only way I'd be concerned is if people's jobs are under threat. The station is just part of a wider national network anyway......all those stations are identical with identical crap playlists and plastic presenters with exactly the same accent and lack of intelligence or taste in music (or anything).

If jobs are under threat then it's bad but otherwise it's just a corporate rebranding, mate. The station is already identical to those other ones anyway. As in, just as godawful.

There are now three cranes in Nottingham. The third is just off Woodborough Road in St Anns. The other two, as we know are at the university campus.

Why is there a crane in St Annes?
I would have expected the crane to be where this is: http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/Tower-block-described-landmark-eyesore-brought-use/article-2267600-detail/article.html

That tower block in St Annes/Sneinton

I hope it gets the go ahead :D It looks quite cool :banana: (i saw the pictures in The Evening Post ages ago)

The crane is right next to this building on the way to Mapperley

http://www.leftlion.co.uk/images/articles/wflong.jpg

They recently knocked down an absolutely terrible building next door which did well to have as many bad traits from 60s and 70s architecture that it did. By this I mean cheap, slightly brutalist looking badly designed oddly shaped angular nonsense. Being as it seems an awful lot of St Anns is being rebuilt with modern shite looking affordable houses then this simply had to go. It had been awaiting demolition for over a year and if I scout about I might even have a couple of pictures.

I've no idea what they're building but I imagine it will either be cramped houses packed together or flats, but due to the location it will still be an excellent place to live. And you can wave to me in the mornings on your way to work.

Haven't been on here for yonks, and can't be bothered catching up.

What's going on with the Broadmarsh then? I had the misfortune to wander through the other day and there are sections of it that look like they're permanantly boarded up (TK Maxx, where Poundstrecher used to be by the lift).

Is this because Westfield are finally getting off their arses and doing the rebuild, or is it simply because they've decided it's better than having vacant shops as no-one wants to be in there?

Why is there a crane in St Annes?
I would have expected the crane to be where this is: http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/Tower-block-described-landmark-eyesore-brought-use/article-2267600-detail/article.html

That tower block in St Annes/Sneinton

I hope it gets the go ahead :D It looks quite cool :banana: (i saw the pictures in The Evening Post ages ago)

Great news that Burrows Court is finally getting done up. It's a real great building and I was worried it was for the chop as it's been empty for so long.

They are re-building the rest of the entrance areas to Broad Marsh as far as I know, quite a lot seems to have been trickling through about that place so I don't know if I remember it all myself.

Haven't been on here for yonks, and can't be bothered catching up.

What's going on with the Broadmarsh then? I had the misfortune to wander through the other day and there are sections of it that look like they're permanantly boarded up (TK Maxx, where Poundstrecher used to be by the lift).

Is this because Westfield are finally getting off their arses and doing the rebuild, or is it simply because they've decided it's better than having vacant shops as no-one wants to be in there?

There are various cosmetic improvements currently being made to Broadmarsh - stop-gaps until they can proceed with a wider redevelopment (though not of the scale originally planned).

The TK Maxx store is being divided into a number of smaller units. A food court is planned.

New entrances at Lister Gate (planning permission granted), Collin Street (planning permission pending) and Middle Pavement (planning permission not yet applied for) are expected.

There is lots of discussion, and some pretty pictures, in the Broadmarsh thread.

Something I found while digging around...



A circa 200 bed hotel is to be located adjacent to the EMCC conference centre on University Park. The £20 million hotel will be an integral part of the conference centre and additionally provide on-campus accommodation for university visitors and residential executive education courses in addition to being available to external customers. It is expected that the project will be completed in 2012.

No renders or anything yet..anyone know anything about this?

Why is there a crane in St Annes?

...

That tower block in St Annes/Sneinton

This is what stood on the site where the crane is building
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2/perfect_dark_2002/IMG_0005.jpg

As for the tower block, I went there today and I like the audacity of it.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2/perfect_dark_2002/IMG_1847mod.jpg

A third tower crane has been put up at the university main campus. There are now cranes for the new Humanities building, Maths building and the I.T. Student resource centre.

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A third tower crane has been put up at the university main campus. There are now cranes for the new Humanities building, Maths building and the I.T. Student resource centre.

Isn't it great that all will be ready right after I leave.

Architects appointed for 400,000 - 500,000 sq ft extension of the Victoria Centre:

http://www.propertyweek.com/news/capital-shopping-centres’-£500m-plan/5007320.article

Arghh, it just seems like this whole thing is such a shame. That kind of investment down the other side of town would have been so beneficial for the city.

I really wish the council could do more to get Westfield to pick up there feet.

I suppose CSC's confidence shows that the problem here is not the 'economic climate' as such, but Westfield's priority on projects, or Westfield's own financial situation.

Nottingham wasn't exactly shed in good light tonight on ITV1. Did anyone else watch Real Crime?

Neither A453 or Nottingham tram mentioned by Osborne in govt spending review speech, although what he's mentioned "..is nothing like a complete list of projects".

Fantasizing entirely at the minute, but I just saw pictures of what Braidwood Court in Forest Fileds looked like before it was reclad.

http://www.emporis.com/img/6/2005/12/422510.jpg

It looks remarkably like Vic Centre, only worse, yet after the reclad it is one of the nicer looking towers in the city.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1395/1214159157_43dbdcfe34.jpg?v=0

Does anyone know what inspired this reclad? I wonder if the expansion of Vic Centre will promote the idea of recladding vic centre flats? I've finally come to terms with having to see this building around for a fair few years yet, but judging by the reclad on Braidwood Court it might not have to look all that bad.

^^ Braidwood Court was auctioned off to a private investor hence the reclad.

Regarding Victoria Centre, I'd love to see a developer reclad it. The company that owns Victoria Centre did the St Davids Centre in Cardiff I think. It's a fantastic looking centre with residential units above it. It is possible that Victoria Centre will get a reclad when the centre is expanded but unlikely.

Chek Whyte making money inspired the refit as far as I am aware

Found these two interesting videos of Nottingham City centre. It's remarkable how much it has changed. According to skyscrapernews Victoria Flats were completed in 1975 yet the first video is from 1974 and they're finished. :dunno:

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WOW, nice find there :)
It still annoys that Victoria Centre is the tallest building in Nottingham, and its 35+ years old :/ lol
Im guessing in the next 5-10years, Nottingham will change dramatically, with South Side, the Tram, new station, some possible Eastside developments and more thats we dont know about yet :D

Interesting to see the public's reaction to this. What do we think..?

THREE wind turbine towers, which would rise 125 metres above the city skyline, are being planned by the University of Nottingham.

The towers, between Beeston Rylands and Clifton, would be visible for miles around, especially from the A453 and A52 roads as drivers approach the city.

The £10 million project could produce a third of the electricity needed by the university campus every year.

But concerns have already been raised that the turbines, planned for Grove Farm, off Thane Road, will be an eyesore and would create noise.

Professor Alan Dodson, the university's pro-vice-chancellor for infrastructure and environment, said they expected objections to the plans.

"I think the only possible objections that have any validity are ones based on visual impact – and those would be subjective," he said.

"People live with electricity pylons and, actually, having high-voltage electricity cables over your head is probably more questionable."

Planning permission for the towers, which would be more than twice the height of the university's Aspire tower on the Jubilee Campus, is being sought from Nottingham City Council.

Brendan Clarke-Smith, city councillor for Clifton North, said: "It's not just about carbon emissions, it's about people's living environment, especially if it is going to be noisy."
http://i.thisis.co.uk/275520/article/images/2802810/1837084-vlarge.JPG

I'D APPROVE THEM!!! :D I live half a mile from the trent, and alot of my friends live in the Rylands
I think people need to stop complaining tbh, I would rather have Wind Turbines, that look a lot prettier than a huge industrial power station
Plus it would look quite good on the skyline, with them being quite in suburbs

I'd support this, but then again, I'm a big fan of the way power stations look too so I'm never going to be the type of person to complain about man throwing up his consurctions in the countryside.

I do have this peice of art in my bedroom
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/059/d/9/Dawn_of_Man_by_priteeboy.jpg

I kind of like power stations, but I would rather have wind turbines :p

I do have this peice of art in my bedroom

I think I understand what you're all about now...:)!

Windmills are kind of beautiful.

Wind turbines are just big windmills.

AMBITIOUS plans for three large wind turbines at the University of Nottingham have prompted a debate about the environment in the city.

The university claims the 125m-tall structures would produce a third of the electricity its campus needs and cut its carbon emissions by 7,000 tonnes every year.

But concerns have been raised about the visual impact of the towers – and the potential noise pollution they could create.

Professor Alan Dodson, pro-vice-chancellor for infrastructure and environment, said they would produce enough electricity to power the equivalent of 5,000 houses and would pay for themselves in eight to 10 years.

He said: "Wind energy is a clean, renewable source of energy which produces no greenhouse gas emissions or waste products, thus helping in the battle against climate change."

Professor Dodson said future government capital funding to universities will be affected by carbon reduction performance.

This means that large-scale renewable-energy generation, such as the wind turbines, would help ensure the university can continue to pursue its aim of excellence in education and world-leading research, he said.

The turbines would be built on land known as Grove Farm, off Thane Road, between Beeston Rylands and Clifton, alongside the River Trent.

Professor Dodson said he expected some people would oppose the plans because of their prominence on the Nottingham skyline.

"We expect there to be some objections," he said. "I think the only possible objections that have any validity are ones from the point of view of the visual impact – and those are subjective.

"People live with electricity pylons all over the place, and actually having high-voltage electricity cables over your head is probably more questionable than having a wind turbine over your head.

"But we have come to live with big pylons and not question them."

He said that background noise surveys had been carried out and found the turbines would be within acceptable levels. They would be of the latest generation, designed to be quieter.

The tip of the turbines would stretch to more than twice the size of the University of Nottingham's Aspire sculpture – which at 60m is the tallest sculpture in the UK

They would also reach higher than the cooling towers at Ratcliffe-on-Soar, which stand at 115m.

Consultation will begin soon.

Beeston Rylands resident Russell Whiting, 24, of Beech Avenue, said: "It is a good idea in principle – but we have to make sure it fits in with the local scenery and it is not going to be an eyesore.

"I would want to ensure we don't have areas of public footpaths cut off, and [that] all the riverbanks are open for fishing.

"I would also want to know that it is not going to affect wildlife."

Sat Bains, Nottingham's only Michelin-starred chef, whose restaurant and hotel is close to the proposed site, said: "I'm all for the environment and efficiency savings, and I don't mind it looking an eyesore, because in the location I'm in I've already got a flyover and electricity pylons.

"If there is no noise I wouldn't have a problem, but I have got a hotel and if it affects the sleep of guests, I'm in trouble."

Jackie Smith, of Riverside Golf Centre, which is next to Grove Farm, said: "I think [turbines] are fantastic. Harnessing the world's natural resources is a wonderful thing.

"[But] on a business level I don't know. It depends how close it is to our business and the noise factor."

Brendan Clarke-Smith, city councillor for Clifton North, said: "Wind turbines generally I don't have a problem with, especially if they are in the middle of nowhere. If they are in the middle of a city, almost, it's quite different.

"Before I back anything, I would want to know about noise more than anything. If it is getting on people's nerves, that would be a concern.

"It's all very well protecting the environment but it's about people's living environment."

Ian Malcolm, city councillor for Clifton South, lives in the Clifton Grove estate overlooking the site across the Trent. He said the visual and noise impact would be the main concerns. "It is going to be hard to convince residents," he said.


I like this, its quite a balanced piece from the Post. Generally supported. THe councillors are just doing what they always do and not giving a committed answer, trying to keep everyone happy with them, lol

I think I understand what you're all about now...:)!

I await your analysis and will forward it straight to my doctor.

They've recently finished the Lindhurst Wind Farm near Rainworth, whose turbines are apparently of the same height. I've seen claims on various articles/press releases of a 2300 name petition against them and 3000 local letters of support for them, so it will be quite interesting to see how this one pans out.

These last few weeks have involved near daily trips to Mansfield for work so I have seen a lot of them facing all manner of wind directions, a very impressive sight although one of them never seems to turn.

I'd be all for them too, hell it looks better than the Players building

Seems an odd position for wind turbines - on low-lying ground near the river...

ive played football down there and trust me it gets very windy!!

Its so open and exposed, perfect place for them since most of the hills around Nottingham are already developed!

I think they look great. Holme Pierrepont would be a good place to build some turbines. The area around the lake is constantly windy.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=52.948699,-1.140314&spn=0.002217,0.006968&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=52.948801,-1.140313&panoid=L0njqgGcn6u67YG5cnHx7w&cbp=12,289,,0,-15.09

Do you think that anytime soon, someone will have something planned to be built on the right there, because its an eyesore at the moment, they could build something quite tall too ;)

Aren't those buildings for the district heating system? As long as thats up and running then these buildings are staying unfortunately.
A scheme to knock the industrial buildings down and incorporate the old warehouse facing the canal would look brilliant.

Aren't those buildings for the district heating system? As long as thats up and running then these buildings are staying unfortunately.
A scheme to knock the industrial buildings down and incorporate the old warehouse facing the canal would look brilliant.

Yeh those buildings do house all the works for the district heating.
They would need to close this and use the heat from eastcroft which will prob never happen!
http://www.enviroenergy.co.uk/index2.htm

Im sure they could build something within that..., how about build a tower around the chimney?

Does anyone know what is happening at the "Amusements" by the lace market tram stop? It's a great location.

That Amusments place is really big. Had a look through the windows and its got a large floor space area in there!

Also, driving around, the former council building by Trinity Square has been fenced off and scaffolding is going up the side of it. Will we soon see a wrap of doom ready for demo do we think?

I am guessing eon are eager to get this underway!

Well, they did say construction would start this year :p
So good news :)
That area will be perfect in the next few years, theres a few 'towers' (Nottingham Trent Uni, Victoria centre and the new 60m EON building), lots of restaurants, mostly new buildings, and an improved, expanded victoria centre :D

City centre building completely gutted by a large fire. Click the link and check out photo no.2 to see the damage. Unfortunately it looks like the building will be demolished.


TRAMS into the heart of Nottingham city centre are likely to be cancelled for the rest of the day after a large fire at disused premises on Goldsmith Street.

Emergency services were called to the fire at a disused building, previously Posh Spice restaurant, just after 1am.

As a result, 1,400 people were evacuated from the nearby Rescue Rooms nightclub, where a student event was taking place.

A number of students from student accommodation near to the fire were also evacuated.

A Notts police spokesman said

the fire is now under control, however firefighters are continuing to douse the building, which is currently unsafe to enter. As a result fire scene investigators have been unable to start an investigation to establish the cause of the fire.

Structural engineers have assessed the building and for safety reasons a front section of the building was expected to be demolished later today.

Superintendent Ian Howick, of Notts Police, said: "The fire is well under control, however the structure of the building is now our major concern. Cordons and traffic diversions will remain in place while we continue to assess the building and carry out any demolition work deemed necessary.

"Our primary concern is to protect the public, make the area safe and protect the scene. We aim to get the roads and tram network open as soon as we can. I would like to thank the public's continued co-operation while we work to achieve this."

Trams are terminating at Forest Park and Ride, with no tram services into the city centre at all from any direction.

Goldsmith Street and Talbot Street are both closed to pedestrians and vehicles. Diversions have been put in place but these road closures are expected to cause significant disruption to commuter traffic.The NCP Talbot Street car park is also closed.

Nottingham City Transport (NCT) is working with Nottingham Express Transit to provide alternative public transport for tram users. Buses are replacing trams between The Forest and Station Street. In the city centre, customers are advised to catch the tram replacement service from Beastmarket Hill in Old Market Square or from Station Street.

Extra buses have been arranged from the Forest Park and Ride.

NCT Pink Line 28, 30, 31; Orange Line 35, 36, 37 and Local Link buses L3, L4, L10, L13, L14, are operating into the city centre along Wollaton Street, Tollhouse Hill and Upper Parliament Street instead of their normal route along Talbot Street.

David Astill, NCT commercial manager, said: "Our team are working really hard to minimise the disruption the closure of a major route into the city has for our bus services and we thank our customers for their patience and understanding."

Meanwhile a spokesman for DHP Group, who own The Rescue Rooms, Stealth and Rock City on Talbot Street, said Rescue Rooms and Stealth would be closed tonight but are set to re-open on Friday night.

"Last night there was a fire emanating from [the former] Templars bar on Goldsmith Street and thanks to the effective service of the Fire Brigade the fire was contained.

"Any reports that suggested that the fire involved Rock City are false and all planned events will continue as normal in Rock City and The Rig (Athlete and Tuned)."

Ian Siegal, who was originally scheduled to perform in The Rescue Rooms at 5.30pm today, will now be in the Rock City Basement tonight at 7.30pm.

The Tek-One gig, originally scheduled for tonight at Stealth, has now been postponed


http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/Large-city-centre-disrupts-tram-network/article-2910459-detail/article.html

It's the building where Templars used to be.

I had a text from a concerned friend telling me Rock City had burnt down this morning. Then I got to work and was told not only Rock City had burnt down, but also Spankys, The Horn in Hand, The Resue Rooms and Stealth had all burned down.

Then around Mid-day someone who had ACTUALLY BEEN TO TAKE A LOOK confirmed that nothing of use had burned down at all, and it was all misguided hype.

^^ Yeah, I drove by Spanky's earlier on and caught a quick glimpse of it. It's a complete wreck and it looked like it was still smouldering. Hopefully The Horn in Hand hasn't sustained too much smoke damage. It's not long moved into that building.

Accidental or insurance job do you reckon?

Well none of the businesses that have been there (up or downstairs) since Templars have lasted long.

Shame the building will be demolished (though it kind of is now anyway) as I doubt anything passable will go there, but you never know.

Just walked past this site, wow. Must have been one ferocious fire! The building apart from the ground floor is a gonner.

Incredibly lucky the Horn in Hand or Stealth/Rescue Rooms didnt go up as well, they are all very packed in. Still smelt of smoke today.

http://i901.photobucket.com/albums/ac218/st1g_2009/nottinghamfuture.png

A new picture i made today, now that I'm ill off school :/
I added the CheckWhyte tower, and the Eastside tower block (where tesco wanna build) thing on the right, I know they most likely wont get built... but it's nice to see what they look like on the skyline ;)

The Guardian have done a nice little write up about Nottingham Market Square Ice Rink.

It features alongside Eden Project. All the rest are in London...well done Notts! :D

http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/nov/22/best-ice-skating-christmas-2010

Government axes The Meadows redevelopment scheme
THE Government has said it will not fund the £200 million project to redevelop The Meadows.

Nottingham City Council has already spent over £700,000 to develop the proposals, which included hundreds of better homes and improvements to street layouts.

But today the Department for Communities and Local Government has announced it will not provide cash for any more private finance initiatives to improve homes if work to award contracts has not started.

Nottingham City Council was just about to begin procurement work on the contracts and will miss out on the funding for The Meadows as a result.

Councillor David Liversidge, portfolio holder for Housing Delivery, said: "This is a devastating blow for the Meadows neighbourhood and our citizens who live and work there.

"Our plans were to transform the area by building new properties and refurbish existing council housing, creating better access to the neighbourhood, investing in better community centres and building new shops.

"A significant amount of consultation has been carried out with the local community to ensure that the people who live in the Meadows got what they wanted. These changes would have improved their quality of life."

He added the scheme would have created hundreds of jobs for local people, particularly in the construction industry.

The council has claimed it would have generated £6m for the local economy so the overall impact is massive.

"We remain committed to improving the Meadows and we will look at how we can continue to develop the area," said Mr Liversidge.

Nottingham City Council was allocated a £200 million PFI Credit from the Government in July 2009 for a major housing regeneration scheme in The Meadows.

An Outline Business Case (OBC), which shows what the scheme could look like and how it could be achieved, was submitted to the Government for final approval in October 2010.

The scheme would have been delivered over the next 25 years. It included 520 refurbished council houses, 330 new "affordable rented" homes, 160 flats turned into 80 family houses and 702 "unpopular" properties demolished.

The scheme also included the redesign of street layouts, refurbishment and improvements to remaining council properties, new family housing and improved parking facilities.



http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/Government-axes-Meadows-redevelopment-scheme/article-2921744-detail/article.html

It looks like we're stuck with The Meadows for some time. Quite a shame as I was really excited about the proposed changes.

That is a real shame. The Meadows is really in need of some significant investment to improve it. At least the trams will provide a bit of investment into the area and improve the look of the streets that it runs on.

My mate will be absolutely gutted as he bought a house there about 4 weeks ago. Whoops.

http://i901.photobucket.com/albums/ac218/st1g_2009/nottinghamfuture.png

A new picture i made today, now that I'm ill off school :/
I added the CheckWhyte tower, and the Eastside tower block (where tesco wanna build) thing on the right, I know they most likely wont get built... but it's nice to see what they look like on the skyline ;)

Love the Robin Hood statue :lol:

Why Thank you ^^^ ;) lol

Some pictures/renders of the Eon offices, I posted them in the other thread too, it looks alot better now, looks more clean:
http://www.midlandsbusinessnews.co.uk/media/177525/project%20green%20option%206%20view%203.jpg
http://www.estatesgazette.com/blogs/midlands-property/assets_c/2010/04/EON%27s%20new%20HQ%20in%20Notts%20jpg-thumb-520x377-72595.jpg

New crane has gone up in the Sneinton area. Not sure what it's for though. Nottingham's crane count stands at 5 now.

University Campus - 3 (two at the A52 end of the campus) (1 at the Beeston end of University Boulevard)
Woodborough Road - 1
Sneinton - 1

YAY!!! :LOL:
It'll soon be 6-7 because of the Eon building :D
And maybe more, for The SouthSide :)

I'm sure the Tesco at Eastside will need a few cranes.

Lollollol

LOL :D
TBH, that Tesco will be quite embarrasing...
Weren't the planned buildings for the new Tesco supposed to be released October? I would like to see how it looks :)

Folks.... Take a look at this weeks planning apps. You'll find Tescos application there.

Its really hard to tell from those plans what this store will actually look like.

The 5 storey section would appear to have some kind of meshing or screening on it. Then lots of the store itself is a 'green wall', not sure what that will actually look like. Majority of the car parking seems to be underground thankfully, so valuable land wont be lost for that.

Congratulations to both Tesco and its architects for the high level of architectural bullshit used to try and justify the building of a low rise out-of-town supermarket in what is supposed to be a dense mid-high-rise urban extension.

However, you lost me at "Bilbao effect". The Bilbao effect, for those who don't know, is the redevelopment cliche that says that a single bold and imaginative development in a city can be the catalyst for massive and profound urban redevelopment, changing the very nature of a place. But, whilst that may have been true of Bilbao, where the establishment of Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum changed the artistic and cultural perspective of the city, I suggest that a new fucking Tesco will not have quite the same transformative effect.

http://www.eikongraphia.com/wordpress/wp-content/214124744_253b766ecc_o%20Flickr%20Anrew%20Jaffe%20small.jpg

Guggenheim.

"From its inception in 1997, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao’s acquisition program has focused on art from the mid-20th century to the present, complementing the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation’s renowned holdings while establishing its own identity. Its collecting approach includes acquiring singular examples and signature works by leading postwar and contemporary artists; commissioning new, site-specific artworks that respond to the particular space in and around the Frank Gehry building; and representing work by modern and contemporary Basque and Spanish artists in order to preserve and bring global attention to their vital cultural heritage."

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/09/16/article-1056590-02AE347400000578-776_468x288.jpg

Tesco. 24 hour superstore.
"Every Little Helps"

Lol.. are you being serious? I haven't read the planning app yet. Is that how they are describing it?

"The importance of landmark architecture as part of a
regeneration strategy is well documented most notably by the
‘Bilbao Effect’

The Tesco store could thus be a catalyst for the development
of Eastside improving also the quality architecture within each
of the Masterplans plots.

On a day to day basis, events around the Tesco store will
provide a degree of entertainment for Eastside. This wider
public aspect of the scheme will no doubt attract shoppers and
tourists alike into the Eastside area."

"A broader range of architectural possibilities will create more
variety in Eastside. A carefully controlled landmark building
could provide Nottingham with its own ‘Bilbao effect’."

I think there is no doubt that tourists will flock from far and wide to see the fascinating cultural events going on outside a Tesco store. The Auto Windscreens repair a chip service. The Cup A Soup New Chicken'n'Ham Flavour tasting. The midnight launch of a new Harry Potter DVD. It will be like Bilbao on Trent.

I think there is no doubt that tourists will flock from far and wide to see the fascinating cultural events going on outside a Tesco store. The Auto Windscreens repair a chip service. The Cup A Soup New Chicken'n'Ham Flavour tasting. The midnight launch of a new Harry Potter DVD. It will be like Bilbao on Trent.


Loooool

Where can I see the plans?

And I've got some pictures of Wollaton Park in the snow from yesterday (I took over 100 photos, but alot of them have my friends in), we might go again today :D

(I'll post the pics up later)

Where can I see the plans?

http://plan4.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/WAM/pas/showCaseFile.do?councilName=Nottingham+City+Council&appNumber=10%2F03848%2FPRES4

Well it definately has the height!!!
So the Tesco will be 50+m tall?
And there seems to be quite a few tall buildings surrounding it (60-96m!!!) :D
Am I the only one impressed? I'll post some of the renders on here soon.
I think it looks AMAZING!!! Looks futuristic, very classy, with the few towers, the mid-rise buildings, and the Tesco in the middle.
Is this the best Tesco in the world? ;)

There is one five storey office block as part of the Tesco plan - the huge mass of it is on one storey, with underground parking.

The tall buildings surrounding it are from the original planning document for the site - they are not part of what Tesco are planning, indeed, it's very unlikely they will ever be built. (After all, there were also impressive tall office buildings planned for the Tesco part of the site, which Tesco now want to supercede with a one-storey supermarket...)

Well, the way the Tesco is planned, it seems like it is to fit into the original plans, so there is still chance they could get built

Well, the way the Tesco is planned, it seems like it is to fit into the original plans, so there is still chance they could get built

In what way exactly does the Tesco plan (for a large low-density, low-level suburban-style supermarket) fit into the original plans for a high density urban office and residential city district?? It's completely at odds with the plan!

And how does the establishment of a large supermarket encourage high-quality office or residential developers to build next door? ("We weren't at all convinced that Eastside was the right place in Nottingham to build our prestigious corporate HQ, but now there is a fucking massive Tesco there, it seems right...")

Oh yeh, why didn't I think of that :p
The only way in which a Tesco would be good there for other developments, is the residential buildings, as the Tesco would be just across the road, easy for shopping. I'd rather see a few shops built there, though, instead of one massive Tesco

http://i.thisis.co.uk/275520/article/images/2962065/1882987-vlarge.JPG
THESE are artist's impressions of how a huge Tesco superstore could look on Nottingham's Eastside.

The retail giant has chosen award-winning architects Mangera Yvars to design the food superstore.

The designs follow an international competition held by Tesco which attracted interest from around 100 architectural practices worldwide.

It is the first time Tesco has tried to procure a store in this way.

The selection of the designs was guided by a panel of advisers led by Piers Gough, the architect of Nottingham's new Maggie's Centre at the City Hospital.

Tesco confirmed it has submitted a planning application for a 120,000 sq ft store for part of the 35-acre site which was originally destined for apartments and a new office quarter. If built, the store, costing up to £40 million, will be their largest in the East Midlands and includes a multi-storey car park.

The original scheme for apartments and a new office quarter was designed by the international practice Michael Hopkins, architects of the Inland Revenue offices at Castle Meadow and the Jubilee Campus at the University of Nottingham. It was essentially abandoned with the collapse of the property market.

Mangera Yvars is based in London and has offices in Barcelona.

The application will set Tesco on a collision course with the city council which has said it does not want a superstore on the site.

Senior politicians believe Tesco should be involved in the regeneration of the Broadmarsh Centre.

Tesco said the plans, creating hundreds of potential jobs, will kick-start regeneration of the Eastside island site east of the BBC studio on London Road and formerly occupied by Boots warehouses.

Tesco spokesman Tony Fletcher said: "It has generally been acknowledged that Nottingham would benefit from a large foodstore. Our view is that the Eastside Island site is a convenient, sustainable location in an area of the city that needs regeneration.

"If approved our proposals would create hundreds of new jobs for local people, with a percentage of these jobs being reserved for long-term unemployed applicants, and serve to kick start development in the area."

Residents and stakeholders can feed back their views on the proposals by going to the website www.tesco-investing- in-nottingham.co.uk.
Taken from Nottingham Evening Post 2/12/10

I had a quick read through the D&A, in section 2, "What is shopping?" they say that apparently their design is based around a Souk.

Tesco Eastside takes inspiration also from more traditional forms of shopping such as souks. Like a traditional souk, the Tesco shop will be illuminated by shafts of daylight which will create drama inside the store

Other ideas and words used include "airport lounge shopping" and "museum shopping".

Just out of curiosity did this site use to be a large Boots factory? I remember the demolition of buildings on the site but this must have been back in the early/mid 90's when I was only about 7.

Yes, it was "Boots Island", which is why it's now marketed as The Island site. They made lots of Boots pharmaceuticals there, making the site quite toxic, apparently.

The souk stuff made me laugh. And the museum shopping. IT'S A TESCO!!

The lengths they go to in order to win the public over to get another superstore built are laughable, aren't they? Souks, Bilbao, museums? Very imaginative, I just hope no-one is fooled by it all.

Good news?

Nottingham City Council is attempting to broker a deal which could see Tesco open a superstore next to the Broadmarsh Centre.

Senior councillors are adamant they don't want to see a multi-million pound Tesco superstore on Nottingham Eastside, a vacant 35-acre site east of the BBC studio and the NHS drop-in health centre.

[.....]

It is thought that Tesco is not averse to looking at the alternative idea and has held talks with the city council.

But at this stage it is staying with its planning application for a 120,000 sq ft store on Eastside.

http://www.thisisbusiness-eastmidlands.co.uk/nottinghamshire/Tesco-considers-second-site-Nottingham/article-2975265-detail/article.html

I would much prefere that :) So that there is more chance of towers being built at Eastside :) As due to the church, I doubt a tower would be built next to the tram bridge/broadmarsh
But its only a few meters from The Pod Tesco :/
Why cant Tesco just sell the land?

Hmmm, I don't really like the idea of this either.

You walk out of the fabulous new art centre to be greeted by... a Tesco? Then again, the original idea of walking out into the new Broadmarsh coach station wasn't all that more glamorous.

The only right and correct location for a new supermarket is Broadmarsh centre itself IMO – as was the case in the original plans.

Why cant Tesco just sell the land?

Tesco don't own it just yet!

Don't fancy a store in that location either- next to Nottingham Contemporary and Pitcher and Piano? It would be equally out of place. The schemes wouldn't be half as bad if they planned to build a reasonable sized store- 30,000sq ft maybe- but 120,000sq ft is ridiculous for a city centre.

I disagree. It wouldn't be next to the Lace Market, but underneath it.

An imaginatively designed store here could enhance the wider Broadmarsh - and I think this area desperately needs a good architect to make sense of it.

Building a tesco from the corner of middle hill and rolling it around to where the bus shelters used to end and placing it on several levels would make it special, but business sense says build it over at the Eastside

don't think has been mentioned on here... unity square has had planning permission extended

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=2727

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/2727PeelHasUnitySquareLifeExtended_pic1.jpg

The christmas lights that normally illuminate the council house dome are now lighting up market square house. It's an absolute turd of a building as we all know, but with this lighting scheme, it looks fantastic.

Looking at it from street level, the aluminium window frames reflect the light.

The christmas lights that normally illuminate the council house dome are now lighting up market square house. It's an absolute turd of a building as we all know, but with this lighting scheme, it looks fantastic.

Looking at it from street level, the aluminium window frames reflect the light.

Stefan,

Those are not the council house dome lights but are part of the Market Sq House refurbishment that is currently on site. and are a permanent fixture

Wow, that's brilliant.

Thanks for clarifying that for me.

Oh good news then about the lights.I think they look really good.I heard a few people in the street noticing them as well.

Wow, that's brilliant.

Thanks for clarifying that for me.

No problem. I think they look great when they are set to 'scroll' across the facade - nice to see a bit of fun on what is otherwise a pretty unremarkable pile of *words missing*

oooh a new Tesco, how simply wonderful

Havnt seen this render before. This is the new International Dance Centre for the dance group Dance4.

Looks good, to be located in Sneinton very near the new Square being developed.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff198/pharmj/IMG_0326.jpg?t=1292769331

Alongwith the change to the local radio networks, confirmed additional change as well:

NOTTINGHAM'S arena is to be given a new name.

Currently called the Trent FM Arena, the entertainment venue is linking up with radio station Capital FM – which will launch in the city on January 3 – to become known as the Capital FM Arena.

The move comes after it was announced earlier this year that Trent FM would merge with Leicester Sound and Ram FM to form Capital FM as part of parent company Global Radio's plan to create a network of stations covering almost every city in the UK.

Geoff Huckstep, chief executive of the arena, said: "We are delighted to continue our relationship with Global Radio.

"The arena is going from strength to strength having just had a record-breaking month for ticket sales.

"We believe this partnership will continue to grow and benefit our respective customers and listeners.

"It's an exciting opportunity for our venue – we will be Capital FM's only arena and it will enable us to achieve a much higher profile for shows and events."

I think Capital Arena would sound better ;)
Hasn anyone heard anymore news of the proposed Expansion of the arena, to fit more seats in yet?

Not sure when this is due to be built. The site is just opposite Homebase on Queens Road where there is an empty office block right now.

http://www.the-portal.co.uk/uploads/pics/datacentre_3.png

Website www.the-portal.co.uk

Well that looks nice.

Much better than the usual modern 'different coloured plastic planels in a ramdom design' nonesense we're seeing everywhere else.

thought it needed its own thread now since its actually much larger than i thought!

Well that looks nice.

Much better than the usual modern 'different coloured plastic planels in a ramdom design' nonesense we're seeing everywhere else.


I'm glad someone else feels the same way about them that I do. What is this obsession with sticking blocks of colour and random panels on everything? I fear people will look back on them in 20 years' time and will speak of them in the way we do about concrete blocks of the 60s. The same goes for the grey towers that seem to be invading all our cities.

Nottingham is finally bringing in developments again :)
The Portal
Eon
Odean Redevelopment
Southside (top of page)
Train station

Ive got a feeling 2011, is gonna be a great year for proposals ;)

I agree iamtheSTIG, i hope this year really does proove fruitful for Nottingham after a very quiet 2010.

Dont forget the new Jubillee Campus buildings and the Broadmarsh work as well, stuff is happening all over the place.

Now this would be great if it ever got off the ground...

Expert wants more Nottingham caves opened to the public
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/nottingham/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_9363000/9363753.stm
Very interesting related piece
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/nottingham/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_9172000/9172619.stm

and unrelated EMA plans to have flights to New York
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/leicester/hi/people_and_places/newsid_9366000/9366441.stm

And that's not the half of it, see here (http://www.pdmhs.com/PDFs/ScannedBulletinArticles/Bulletin%2012-4%20-%20The%20Sand%20Mines%20of%20Nottingham.pdf). If anyone's ever seen that big gate in a garden wall on Mansfield Road, that's the entrance to the Gallows Hill Sand Mine. I think this was occasionally opened to the public until they became too unstable, I have seen some urban explorers' photographs showing all the tree roots penetrating the ceiling and filling the workings. The Rock Cemetery was also a sand mine, those fenced off openings in the rock faces, including in that ampitheatre-like old working, lead to unused catacombs. Also before the Deloitte building etc was built there were old mines there too, but when the old houses were demolished these were filled in.

A google should turn up more on a lot of them.

Indeed, I know people that have gone in the Gallows Hill site. Don't foget the old train tunnels too! If my memory is working I think my first landlord in Nottingham walked the tunnel from where Victoria Centre is north under Mansfield Road when he first moved to Nottingham.

don't think has been mentioned on here... unity square has had planning permission extended

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=2727

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/2727PeelHasUnitySquareLifeExtended_pic1.jpg
Looks impressive!!! 10-11floors is that? I like the look of the cladding, is it stone?
When will these buildings get the go ahead?

Stone? Hahahahahaha! Only the third piggy can afford stone.

It will be interesting to see if people do every actually sit on that patch of grass, it looks more the size of a flower bed to me.

Can't imagine there are too many airlines queuing up to operate flights to NYC out of EMA, perhaps if zoom or flyglobespan were still about then maybe, but can't see any US flag carriers, BA or VS being interested.

Looks impressive!!! 10-11floors is that? I like the look of the cladding, is it stone?
When will these buildings get the go ahead?

They've been granted permission by the council if that's what you mean. They'll start on site when they sign a tenant to take the floor space.

They've been granted permission by the council if that's what you mean. They'll start on site when they sign a tenant to take the floor space.Yeh, that's what i mean :)
Stupid question to you probably, but is a tenant someone/a company to move into that building and make use of it?
And if so, have there been any interests by anyone to move in?

Stupid question to you probably, but is a tenant someone/a company to move into that building and make use of it?
And if so, have there been any interests by anyone to move in?

Yeah, that's what it means. I'm not sure if there are any companies interested in taking the office space. With the lack of grade A office space in the city I'm suprised that a tenant hasn't been signed sooner.
I guess with the economic conditions, a lot of companies are spending their cash sparingly so we'll have to wait and see what happens.

Nottingham Trent Students Union.

I've heard that they're planning on knocking it down and rebuilding it in the same place, has anyone heard anything about this?

Here's a couple of comments from random sources.

"Next year (2012) the su is getting knocked down"

"It's definitely being knocked down, I went to a focus group a few months ago. Some people wanted a tanning salon rather than an advice centre *sigh*"

"It's more than a rumour, I work at the student Express shop, run by the SU and have been told that was the plan a while ago...if it'll definately happen I don't think has been decided just yet.... the plan is just to redevelop/rebuild the whole building entirely.
Leas that was what I got told by some managers last year, plans might have changed since then"

It does need demolishing. Good gigs and a laugh on a night out but a total eye-sore and blot on the landscape. Doesnt fit at all with anything near by or really fit NTU's vision of where it wants to be

Was reading in Construction News that there is a £10million tender out for a project to extend Days Inn, Nottingham on Wollaton Street (next to Alea casino). Must be a fairly major extension for that price. Good to see hotel stock being extended and renewed. I think Nottingham's hotels are starting to look a bit dated for the most part.

I think Nottingham's hotels are starting to look a bit dated for the most part.

Park Plaza and Britania Hotel immediately spring to mind.

The three sites of the Treasury Building, Severns House and Lawrence House, will provide a big boost to Nottingham's economy, as:

* Work is underway on redeveloping the site of the former City Council Treasury building on Burton Street,
* The sale has gone ahead of the vacant Severns House council offices on Middle Hill to Westfield, allowing an exciting part of the Broadmarsh redevelopment to go ahead
* The City Council's Traffic Control Centre is due to move from its base in Lawrence House in Talbot Street to Loxley House, opening opportunities for the sale of Lawrence House.

The moves are part of the City Council's relocation of staff and services out of a number of old, unsuitable, and inefficient city centre buildings, into a single headquarters, to save on energy, maintenance and facilities management costs.

Geoffrey Hibbert, Director of Property and Workplace Strategy said: "It says a great deal about Nottingham that less than a year after closing the deal on a new headquarters, and within weeks of vacating the premises, two of the six are already sold and a third goes confidently to market shortly following the move of Nottingham's Traffic Control Centre from Lawrence House to Loxley House. Full value on these sales has been achieved well ahead of their target dates making huge savings on all void costs over the next few years and each will secure local jobs and income as well as welcome capital receipts."

Treasury Building

Works have commenced on the site of the new 105,000 sq ft office building for energy company E.ON, delivered by Miller Birch. The letting to E.ON in April marks the largest concluded pre-let outside of London in 2010.

Geoffrey Hibbert, Director of Property and Workplace Strategy and Jon Collins, Leader of Nottingham City Council, were invited to assist in the demolition on the site of the old Treasury building to make way for the new development

Once complete, the nine storey building located at the Guildhall site on the corner of Burton and North Church Streets, Nottingham, will accommodate call centre, administration and management functions for the Retail division of E.ON, which has signed a 15 year lease.

Leader of Nottingham City Council Jon Collinssaid: ""It was a great honour to be invited to mark the beginning of works on the site of the new E.ON office development. This development is an important milestone in the commercial redevelopment of the city and will provide a big boost to Nottingham's economy.

"By helping to ensure that E.ON retains hundreds of jobs in the Nottingham, the City Council has not only helped its own business case by selling three of our major surplus buildings, it has also given a tremendous boost to retail, restaurants and the rest of the local economy."

Previously owned and occupied by Nottingham City Council, the Guildhall site will become home to Nottingham's greenest ever office building with 'BREEAM' Excellent accreditation and an Energy Performance Certificate rating of 'A'.

Mark Bielby, Development Director, Miller Birch said: "We are delighted that Jon Collins the leader of Nottingham City Council and Geoff Hibbert Director of Property and Workplace Strategy joined us in celebrating the commencement of works on the new E.ON office development. We are one step closer to delivering this important facility in Nottingham, creating a dynamic new business quarter.

"We have worked closely with E.ON to ensure we deliver a sustainable and energy efficient building, providing first-class office space and we are confident it will become a landmark in Nottingham's skyline.

"This development is a prime example of successful partnering between public and private parties. The relationships between ourselves, Nottingham City Council and E.ON have been crucial in the delivery of this deal."

E.ON, one of Nottinghamshire's largest employers, will re-locate staff from its existing base at Newland House to the Guildhall site when construction is completed in June 2012.

Mark Maisey E.ON Property Manager said: "To see work begin in earnest should be exciting not just for those of us at E.ON but for Nottingham as a whole. The new building is being designed to take advantage of the district heating scheme, is using photovoltaics, the latest building/energy management systems to make it the most efficient building in our portfolio. and I know my colleagues are already looking forward to seeing the site be developed even at this very early stage."

Severns House

Nottingham City Council is also proud to announce that an exciting part of the redevelopment of the Broadmarsh shopping centre can get underway after the City Council sold a key property to centre owners Westfield.

As part of the ongoing refurbishment of the Broadmarsh Centre, Westfield has submitted a planning application to make major changes to the Drury Walk entrance.

The plans, approved by the Development Control Committee on 19 January, involve demolishing existing retail units up to the western edge of former city council offices in Severns House, on the corner of Middle Hill and Middle Pavement. The main access to the Drury Walk side of Broadmarsh will be moved to the west, aligning it with the end of Bridlesmith Gate. An open street will be created, extending from Middle Pavement southwards towards the top of the escalator in the Broadmarsh Centre where a new entrance will be built. A new mezzanine level in Severns House will house shops while the remainder of the building will be office accommodation accessed by a new entrance on Middle Hill.

The application is the latest phase of improvement works following the refurbishment of Listergate and Collin Street entrances to the shopping centre. Westfield, the owner of the shopping centre, is hopeful to comprehensively redevelop the entire centre.

Councillor Graham Chapman, Deputy Leader of Nottingham City Council, said: "I am delighted to announce the sale of Severns House which is a major deal in the current economic climate. The redevelopment of the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre will strengthen Nottingham's existing vast retail offer."

Stephen Wood, Development Director for Westfield, said: "This is a significant milestone in enabling us to proceed with our plans for Drury Walk and the wider repositioning of the existing centre which represents an investment of £40 million. We have worked together with Nottingham City Council on the plans to remix the Broadmarsh and introduce contemporary new retail space which in turn will attract exciting new retailers to the city. Following the sale of Severn's House and the successful determination of the planning application we hope to start works by Easter this year with some phases opening in time for Christmas and completion by Easter 2012."

Lawrence House

Plans to move Nottingham's Traffic Control Centre will allow the council to put a much sought-after city centre accommodation, Lawrence House, up for sale.

The centre, which provides real-time traffic information, CCTV monitoring of roads and controls the county's traffic lights, will be moving into Nottingham City Council's new headquarters, Loxley House, in the spring.

The move will provide many opportunities to improve the services and facilities the Traffic Control Centre offers. The centre, which currently uses an analogue system, will be transformed into a fully digitised operating system that can take advantage of existing cabling infrastructure and be more flexible in the future.

It will also mean that the Traffic Control Centre will be at the very heart of emergency planning, as this will be the first time the centre will be in the same building as Nottingham's emergency planning response, Gold Command, which springs into action to effectively handle emergency situations when they arise.

Councillor Jane Urquhart, Portfolio Holder for Transport and Area Working, said: "Nottingham has a worldwide reputation for its transport excellence, and the move of the Traffic Control Centre means we can build on this, by fully integrating our transport and planning services together.

"I'm delighted that we are using this move, not only to improve the service the centre offers, but to ensure that where possible, we fully utilise existing equipment, which means that our Traffic Control Centre will be a fully integrated state-of-the-art facility and the envy of most other UK cities."

Geoffrey Hibbert, Director of Property and Workplace Strategy added: "The up and coming sale of Lawrence House is the third of six city centre properties to be put up for sale, and we expect it to sell as quickly as Severns House and the former Treasury Building. These sales are being achieved years ahead of their target dates and each will secure local jobs and income as well as welcome capital receipts.

"The relocation of staff and services is being done as quickly and effectively as possible. We are very proud that any equipment we are unable to reuse at Loxley House, is being recycled into our schools and libraries, and any surplus is being sold off to bring money back into the process."

Taken from Nottingham city council 2/2/11

Sounds good ;)
The site where EON will be built on, the current building there, when i went past there on Saturday, is almost demolished, it was just the front walls standing.
This building will soon rise :) I cant wait to see how tall it will get, and should look good next to the Trent Uni tower (dont know its name)

MORE than 900 jobs could be created in Notts with the multi-million redevelopment of an old oil depot site.

A Sheffield developer is set to put forward ambitious proposals which could see a cinema, shops, offices and a hotel built on land off Colwick Loop Road.

Residents will get their first chance to see the proposals in detail at a public meeting later this week.

If the development goes ahead, it would bring back to life the site of the old oil storage depot and neighbouring land, which has been largely empty for several years.

City Estates, the company behind the proposal, is currently drawing up designs for the site and wants to submit an outline planning application to Gedling Borough Council in the spring.

The plans will also include a car showroom, a pub-restaurant, a supermarket, petrol station and a drive-through restaurant. The company estimates that, when the development is completed, around 960 jobs would be created


http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/960-jobs-created-revamp-city-industrial-site/article-3189638-detail/article.html

I wasn't aware that the oil depot site wasn't in use, let alone for several years. The plans sound good. Not sure about the supermarket though with morrisons just a stone's throw away and another one planned near Sneinton.

Mansfield Bus Station has been approved. Looks good.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-12366430

What's everyones opinion on this story? If the architectural improvements to the incinerator are quite drastic and it ends up looking like the one in Sheffield I'll be quite pleased.

"Work will begin this year on installation of the third line and associated architectural improvements to the exterior of the Eastcroft facility, for which planning permission was granted in February 2009.

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/Expansion-plans-make-city-incinerator-capital-claim-campaigners/article-3193104-detail/article.html

I think it will only improve the area, it does look very dated now and dirty, the skyline of Nottingham is improving and this site needs work for it to fit in

Not sure if i've seen this image of Sneinton Market Square redevelopment on here before. Is there a thread for the square, leisure center or the dance studio? I think this area has massive potential and looks as though its going to get a really good space and 2 well designed buildings.

http://timgarrattnottingham.co.uk/2010/05/05/nottingham-a-new-market/

Quick supermarket update! The Tesco on Maid Marian Way is opening on the 25th, I was in the building opposite it today and watched them install the ATM. :D

The Sainsburys on Wheeler Gate is also nearly finished. The doors were open and I had a good old peek inside - they've done a good job considering the small space. I know it's another supermarket, but at least it's not a Tesco...

Maybe they would have been better off in taking the HMV unit as a supermarket and reletting the old bookstore. Which unit is the Tescos?

Residents not convinced by £30m vision for high street

AN ambitious £30m plan to redevelop Hucknall town centre has been met with scepticism from residents.

The masterplan for Hucknall town centre includes the development of the area around the Piggins Croft car park.

It could see a new supermarket, health centre, apartments, a children's play area and three-storey car park being built.

The plan aims to "create a rounded town centre" it says, make Hucknall "a good day out so that people stay longer and spend more money in the town" and create "a bustling High Street".


The scheme, presented to Ashfield District councillors at the end of January, could also deliver up to 3,000 new jobs.

However, residents, who feel Hucknall is in desperate need of regeneration, have raised concerns about the plan's feasibility.

Ian Dutton, 47, of Hucknall, said: "It's never going to happen. This has been in the pipeline for 30-odd years. It looks like a wonderful idea, but being a realist I cannot see it happening."

Tharmalingham Sritharan owns the Byron Bingo and former cinema in High Street.

He said he was surprised to discover his building was earmarked as a community arts centre in the masterplan.

"They have all those plans and don't tell you," he said.

The masterplan states that a refurbished Byron cinema could serve as a landmark "to pull people into town".

Lucy Monk, 30, of Hucknall, said there was no need for an arts centre but said: "If there was a cinema again, I would use it.

"Creating more jobs in the area would be brilliant. But it's a bad economic climate so it probably won't go ahead."

But Beverley Mceneany, 52, who lives near Hucknall town centre, said: "I'm definitely in favour of the plan.

"I've lived here for three years and I've seen shops open and close. This plan would bring in more visitors.

"I don't think we need an arts centre. I would rather have the Byron cinema back."

Town centres manager Mark Armstrong said plans were aspirational and ongoing.

He said the vast majority of the £30m project would come from the private sector.

"We already have three significant retailers interested and looking at the scheme in further detail," he said.

"We need to make sure that this is looked at now so that when the market picks up we can hit the ground running.

"We want to be ahead of the game and have the strongest town centre in the area."

Frank Horsley, head of community and economic promotion, added: "Inclusion of a potential end-use within the masterplan does not indicate when or if the project will proceed.

"This would be subject to further detailed work, discussions with owners or tenants and market conditions.

"The Byron cinema remains a key landmark within Hucknall and we remain keen to work with the current and any future owners to secure a viable future for the building that supports the economic growth of the town."

Plans drawn up by Urbed, were first published in October 2009, but the latest plans have been revised.

Ashfield District Council is now working on the scheme with Nottingham Regeneration Limited.

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Quick supermarket update! The Tesco on Maid Marian Way is opening on the 25th, I was in the building opposite it today and watched them install the ATM. :D

The Sainsburys on Wheeler Gate is also nearly finished. The doors were open and I had a good old peek inside - they've done a good job considering the small space. I know it's another supermarket, but at least it's not a Tesco...

Just got back to the UK and noticed this. I am not a fan of Tesco and their monopoly but this one has me torn as it is really handy for where I live!

That seems to be a universal truth.

Nobody likes that Tesco is taking over but by god do they enjoy the service they offer.

Maybe they would have been better off in taking the HMV unit as a supermarket and reletting the old bookstore. Which unit is the Tescos?

It's being built in part of the tales of robin hood building!
What a waste! This could have been put to a much better use!

Such as?

That seems to be a universal truth.

Nobody likes that Tesco is taking over but by god do they enjoy the service they offer.

This is the problem, they are convenient but I would prefer there to be a little more distance between them to be honest. Better than having empty units though I guess and it is more useful to me than another Starbucks / Subway / Costa.

Hay new 1 here..Its been about a year now since the Nottingham City Council backed this plans. any word on the out come?

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Dose anyone know the outcome of this? its been almost a year now...

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/New-office-block-ahead/article-1850798-detail/article.html

Like many other speculative office builds with planning permission in Nottm, they'll only build it if/when they can find a tenant to fill it.

yeh^^
There's a few other developments with the same problem, Sovereigns House is another example, granted planning permmission, but no tenants to fill them.
Does anyone know why it is taking so long to get tenants to fill thses buildings?

yeh^^
There's a few other developments with the same problem, Sovereigns House is another example, granted planning permmission, but no tenants to fill them.
Does anyone know why it is taking so long to get tenants to fill thses buildings?

Slow economic growth for one. Private companies, investors, etc. want to see some more evidence of a growing economy before they commit precious resource or expand their operations.

Slow economic growth for one. Private companies, investors, etc. want to see some more evidence of a growing economy before they commit precious resource or expand their operations.But the economy won't grow without these investors moving into these new buildings (wherever in the country), will it?

But the economy won't grow without these investors moving into these new buildings (wherever in the country), will it?

Yep, it's chicken and egg alright! Someone will have to take punt sooner or later.

There seems to a be a competition between the new city centre supermarket convenience stores, as the Sainsburys on Wheeler Gate is opening on the 25th - same day as the Tesco. :D

Important story!

Capital Shopping to spend £240m on Nottingham's Victoria Centre expansion

THE owner of Nottingham's Victoria Centre has confirmed it is to spend nearly £250 million on an extension.

Plans are expected to be unveiled in April when Capital Shopping Centres submits the scheme to city planners.

It wants to extend the centre over the existing bus station up to Woodborough Road, adding 490,000sq ft to the 981,000sq ft of space.

Victoria Centre was built in the early-1970s and later extended to allow House of Fraser to open its department store.

If the extension gets the go-ahead, Capital Shopping says around 2,000 jobs will be created. The designs for the extended centre are being finalised.

The extension would see the introduction of a wide range of new shops, restaurants and leisure facilities, said Capital Shopping.

Victoria Centre manager Richard Bowler said: "The centre has been part of the fabric of Nottingham for 40 years and attracts more than 23 million people every year.

"We plan to invest £240 million to make it even better for shoppers and to contribute to the future prosperity of Nottingham.

"Nottingham is one of the country's top shopping destinations but other cities are catching up fast.

"We plan to expand the centre to the north to offer a more exciting mix of shops, and introduce new restaurants and leisure facilities."

Parking facilities will be improved through a new underground car park beneath the extended centre.

The application comes as Westfield plans to begin work before Easter on a £40 million refurbishment of Broadmarsh Centre.

The two centres were built at the same time and Westfield said it still had ambitions to grow Broadmarsh to 1.2m sq ft, although an expanded Victoria Centre would be bigger.

Westfield remains in talks with the city council about an extension, plans which were shelved with the collapse in the economy.


Nottingham Evening Post 23/2/11

Some really interesting and exciting news. Would be very curious to see the plans in a month and a bit time and also how they plan to integrate the new centre into the old one sucessfully given how restricted the site is.

1/4 billion pounds though..not bad!!

£240 million!!!
This puts Westfield to shame.
With this bugdet, I am hoping to see great plans
DON'T DISSAPOINT!!!

I imagine it'll be about two or three floors. A new department store and a food court - or a Highcross style 'food quarter'?

Exciting times - can we not have a new thread, its not often we get to start one these days!!

YES I agree!!! :)
Whos willing to make it?

I'll get onto it...

Wow so much going on in Nottingham atm. Shame I'm going to the US next year- I'll miss some of the action

Wow so much going on in Nottingham atm. Shame I'm going to the US next year- I'll miss some of the actionBut if you come back on holiday to visit, you will notice all the changes :) And maybe a big shock ;)

^^ Yeah, when you see Broadmarsh you'll get a massive shock and want to get back on the plane.

^^Exactly ;)

^^ Yeah, when you see Broadmarsh you'll get a massive shock and want to get back on the plane.

lol

Hello,

This new blog post about the architecture and planning of Nottingham Contemporary may be of interest.

http://www.jonestheplanner.co.uk/2011/02/box-of-delights-nottingham-contemporary.html

Hope you enjoy it

Best,

Chris Matthews

^^ Thanks for the link. It's an interesting read. I'm really happy how Nottingham Contemporary turned out. However, I would have loved it if the tunnel could have been incorporated into the design. The cafe area would have been great in there with uplighting hightlighting the arch of the tunnel. I know that it has many services for the district heating system running through it so that wasn't viable but it would have been great to see.

I'm also slightly disappointed that the tunnel wall was demolished at the junction of Weekday Cross and Fletcher Gate. It had an old painting on it advertising fares to London. It's a part of Nottingham's history that has gone forever and I thought it added a bit of character to the area. I know that it would have been difficult to incoporate it into the design but it would have looked great if it was deconstructed and rebuilt behind the Nottingham Conemporary sign near the main entrance with a little plaque to say what was once there.

^^ Thanks for the link. It's an interesting read. I'm really happy how Nottingham Contemporary turned out. However, I would have loved it if the tunnel could have been incorporated into the design. The cafe area would have been great in there with uplighting hightlighting the arch of the tunnel. I know that it has many services for the district heating system running through it so that wasn't viable but it would have been great to see.

I'm also slightly disappointed that the tunnel wall was demolished at the junction of Weekday Cross and Fletcher Gate. It had an old painting on it advertising fares to London. It's a part of Nottingham's history that has gone forever and I thought it added a bit of character to the area. I know that it would have been difficult to incoporate it into the design but it would have looked great if it was deconstructed and rebuilt behind the Nottingham Conemporary sign near the main entrance with a little plaque to say what was once there.

Agree with you there mate, not enough was done to preserve what we had there (including the demolishion of the via duct for that awful concrete replacement)

Wasn't that tram viaduct originally supposed to end up inside the new bus station of an extended Broad Marsh, complete with stop? I swear that's what the plans showed.

That was the plan. I think we can forget most of what Westfield intended to do as it'll never happen!

Indeed you're right. I just thought that those old plans might explain for sparkrs why the Canal Street section was given cladding whilst the section alongside Middle Hill is bare concrete (and indeed why the viaduct was rebuilt, although the fact that the northern end of the old viaduct went to the old Weekday Cross tunnel whilst the new one goes onto Weekday Cross itself will be another main reason).

Good news for the city I believe. From here (http://www.thisisbusiness-eastmidlands.co.uk/nottinghamshire/Nottingham-gets-new-development-chief-16-month-wait/article-3315370-detail/article.html)

ONE of the most influential jobs in the future development of Nottingham has been filled after a wait of more than a year.

David Bishop will come to Nottingham City Council as its new corporate director of development on a salary of £127,500.

He takes up the post in May, 16 months after it was left vacant by the departure of Barry Horne – who had been paid £145,000 a year to do the job.

He quit in January 2010 and the post has been filled on an interim basis by planning consultant Jennifer Dearing.

The city came close to appointing Simon Smales as a replacement late last year but the deal fell through at the last minute.


It is thought one of the issues related to where Mr Smales lived.

Mr Bishop, who is coming to Nottingham from a similar but less well-paid job at Bristol City Council, will face a number of key challenges when he arrives.

He will oversee a planning department which has been undergoing a restructuring process, while its decision to introduce charges for planning advice has brought criticism from the property and development industry.

The city has also been locked in tough negotiations with Broadmarsh owner Westfield about the future shape of the development of the centre.

David Bishop becomes corporate director for development at the end of May.

Mrs Dearing initially joined to head planning in September 2009, but also took on some of Mr Horne's responsibilities when he left in January 2010.

She has led the restructuring of the planning department, which has seen some longer-serving members of staff leave, and has played a lead role in telling developers what they can and cannot do.

Mr Bishop is currently strategic director for city development at Bristol City Council, where he is paid £113,000.

Jane Todd, chief executive for Nottingham City Council, said: "David brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience and he joins the council at an exciting time."

More houses and less open space under new plans for Robin Hood Chase

Chase changes: Keeley Adams, 30, with other residents from the Chase in St Ann's.


MAJOR changes have been made to a masterplan which will transform the heart of St Ann's.

The new draft proposals for Robin Hood Chase feature more housing, less open space and fewer shops compared with the masterplan put forward in 2009.

The changes were presented at a meeting held on Tuesday, and people were originally given until today to respond.

However, following complaints from residents that they weren't given enough time to respond, Nottingham City Council has now extended the deadline to Tuesday, April 5.


Among the residents at the meeting was Gisella Sobarasua, from the Chaser Community group.

She believes there is too much housing in the new plans with not enough open space or shop space.

"It's just going to be one grey area. Car park – grey area. Housing – grey area," she said. "Thank God part of Robin Hood Chase has a covenant on it because they would have built on that if they could."

The shops in Robin Hood Chase will be moved nearer to St Ann's Well Road to draw in passing trade.

However, there will now be a car park between the shops and the road.

A larger area will now be redeveloped and will include a grassed open space south of houses on Aster Road. Under the new proposals, this open space would become housing.

Nottingham City Council says the project design team will come back and present refined plans following feedback from this initial part of the consultation.

People will then be able to suggest further improvements or raise any concerns they have.

Feedback can be emailed to the project team at leon.mclean@nottinghamcity.gov.uk, texted to 079080 15998 or call 0115 883 4898.

The project team says the revised plan will remove left-over spaces that can attract anti-social behaviour.

But another St Ann's resident who attended the meeting said: "They need more recreational space around the centre so that when we've got activities we have more open space.

"Personally I think it's a good plan if it works but the houses should be pushed back a bit further. I think it will be too near to the centre."

The new draft has also been put on the council's website.

St Ann's resident Andrea Scott said: "I think it's just too many houses everywhere. If there are more houses, there are going to be more alleyways which is going to make people more nervous to come down.

"They are taking the history away from Nottingham. I've always known this to be The Chase. You can walk down it and everyone knows you. It's like a little town and the shops are here."

Resident Keeley Adams said: "I think it's too much housing. We need more space for the kids and we need more shops."

St Ann's councillor Dave Liversidge said: "If there has been a change I would want to see it before commenting. However we need to get the right balance between open space, housing and shopping that enhances the area and makes the shopping experience better for St Ann's people and more sustainable for shopkeepers."



http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/houses-open-space-new-plans-Robin-Hood-Chase/article-3319504-detail/article.html

The Boots Campus is going to be designated an Enterprise Zone. One of the first four locations announced by the Government.

Its great news for our economy and for Beeston but think it would have been better making it on the east side.
The demand for the little residential land around the next tram line will be very big value as it will pass threw Nottingham city, 1 of the biggest university's, hospitals in England, The new hub, NG2, New enterprise zones, HQ of boots, Beeston town centre oh and the new Westfield. it surly covers over 60% of Nottinghams work force with about 5% residential. who will use this line and how?

I just found this picture on flickr of The Black Boy Hotel by Watson Fothergill, which was unfortunately replaced by the building that Primark now occupy.
I carried out a survey with work at a house in The Park that was designed by Watson Fothergill and the intricate details and gables on his buildings are gorgeous. It's just such a shame that this building was demolished. If it was still here it'd definately be a very upmarket hotel and restaurant I think.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/architec/357189785/

I wish there were better pictures of it, the only ones I've seen seem to have been taken 100 years ago. Apparently it was considered ugly in the 60s-70s?

There was definately something in the water around that time.

I don't know who by, I was under the impression that the demolition faced huge opposition at the time. You still see it lamented in the Evening Post letters/photos, new local history publications etc to this day! His self-designed house on Mapperley Road was demolished in the 60s as well, replaced by Fothergill Court. :ohno:

I noticed today that there was work going on in the ground floor unit on the northern side of Lace Market Square. Not only has it been empty ever since it was built, there aren't even any windows in it until now. Don't know if there is a definite tenant there, or potential interest, or what...???

Are those the units on Warser Gate opposite Dino's and Opium? If they are then it's an accoutancy firm moving in not restaurants or bars. Supposedly the residents complained when previous applications were submitted for licenses to be granted which made it impossible for leisure usage to be granted. I suppose it'll make the square seem less barren if there's an active frontage to it though it's hardly what it was intended for....

It was the whole of the ground floor in that block, including the frontage into the square. Is that all to be used as offices?

It appears so - there was a report in the Post a few weeks back. No fancy European cafe culture there I'm afraid!!

I guess the establishment of offices might increase the chances of a new cafe/restaurant in either the other Lace Market Square unit, or the ones previously occupied by Chop or Costa, though.

(Here's that report: http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/Accountants-Smith-Cooper-switch-Nottingham-s-Lace-Market/article-3221102-detail/article.html )

I agree that the arrival of a fairly sized workforce might create some knock-on effects on the surrounding area (though the rents on those units are still sky high). However, it's such a disappointment that what could have been a superb place to have a quiet drink or some good quality food in a well designed public square will now be active only through the hours of 9-5.30 - I'd be interested to know if the developers didn't consult with the council properly over the licensing aspect or if the council did a U-turn under resident pressure? Seems a terrible error on behalf of whoever built it, if they intended for there to be restaurants and bars, that they didn't factor in the potential for the applications to be refused....

I guess the answer is ask the Buddhist Centre, was it not their complaint that they were restricted in carrying out their day-to-day use that I believe nixed the restaurant next door? It does sound like bad consultation. Sadly it is one of the few places where you could have had the opportunity to use the outdoor space this well.

Miller Birch have applied to extend the planning permission for the (rumoured) Radisson Hotel at the NG2 business park. Nothing new on this other than that though.

Took this tonight. Not ideal conditions considering how hazy it has been the last few days. I'm hoping to get another one when the sky is clearer.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5002/5642018180_7108190b1b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanlong1/5642018180/)
Jury's Inn (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanlong1/5642018180/) by stefan.long08 (http://www.flickr.com/people/stefanlong1/), on Flickr

Awesome photo there ^^ :D
But they need to get rid of that chimney, and build another tower there, which would complete that little cluster there, along with Jurys Inn and Southreef. Theres potential for something amazing there :)

I went out tonight to take some photos. Got some from Porchester Road, which I've been meaning to do for ages.
Also got a few from near Ransom Road and one more next to the Forest Ground, which came out much clearer than the one above.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2251/5701488302_9b263aab04_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanlong1/5701488302/)
Nottingham Skyline from Porchester Road (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanlong1/5701488302/) by stefan.long08 (http://www.flickr.com/people/stefanlong1/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2371/5701488424_46b1cd9ea7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanlong1/5701488424/)
Council House & The Litmus Building (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanlong1/5701488424/) by stefan.long08 (http://www.flickr.com/people/stefanlong1/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2197/5701488532_fa5d20b7f1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanlong1/5701488532/)
Victoria Flats (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanlong1/5701488532/) by stefan.long08 (http://www.flickr.com/people/stefanlong1/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5266/5700919243_7ecee5dfdd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanlong1/5700919243/)
City Skyline (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanlong1/5700919243/) by stefan.long08 (http://www.flickr.com/people/stefanlong1/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2420/5700919307_170d2e35d6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanlong1/5700919307/)
Power Station (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanlong1/5700919307/) by stefan.long08 (http://www.flickr.com/people/stefanlong1/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2021/5701488814_eba97d0b90_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanlong1/5701488814/)
City Skyline Close Up (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanlong1/5701488814/) by stefan.long08 (http://www.flickr.com/people/stefanlong1/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5181/5701488916_cf755900ca_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanlong1/5701488916/)
Nottingham from Brandreth Avenue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanlong1/5701488916/) by stefan.long08 (http://www.flickr.com/people/stefanlong1/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2351/5701489062_f79c281031_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanlong1/5701489062/)
Jury's Inn & St Mary's (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanlong1/5701489062/) by stefan.long08 (http://www.flickr.com/people/stefanlong1/), on Flickr

Got these two shots too.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5109/5700919829_c61de18804_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanlong1/5700919829/)
Ladybay Bridge (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanlong1/5700919829/) by stefan.long08 (http://www.flickr.com/people/stefanlong1/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2720/5700919955_98e39c9fa3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanlong1/5700919955/)
Trent Bridge (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanlong1/5700919955/) by stefan.long08 (http://www.flickr.com/people/stefanlong1/), on Flickr

Hello

I am currently searching for an architects practice by the name of Cartwright Woollatt & Partners. I have got various different Nottingham addresses and phone numbers but they have all led to dead ends. Can anybody here help me find any information regarding this practice?

Awesome photo there ^^ :D
But they need to get rid of that chimney, and build another tower there, which would complete that little cluster there, along with Jurys Inn and Southreef. Theres potential for something amazing there :)

No chance, that's where the energy from waste from Eastcroft is produced.

Dig a tunnel and bring the chimney out somewhere in Sneinton.

No chance, that's where the energy from waste from Eastcroft is produced.Build a tower around the chimney? (the chimney be in the middle) If done well, something quite amazing could be built :p

Even if the chimney wasn't there I doubt a tower would be approved because it would block views of St Mary's.

If I remember rightly Southreef and Jury's Inn only just miss the sightline hence the reason the council approved them.

Build a tower around the chimney? (the chimney be in the middle) If done well, something quite amazing could be built :p

Would you buy a 'luxury apartment', or like to work in an office, built around an incinerator tower??

Would you buy a 'luxury apartment', or like to work in an office, built around an incinerator tower??You do have a point there ;)
But would you like to have a hotel room across the canal from it (Jurrys In), or a luxury apartment over looking it, or right next to it (Southreef)?
This area has become a very nice place in the past few years, and that incinerator just ruins it.

The incinerator is the structure with the huge chimney on the other side of London Road, this is an old Boots power station (AFAIK) which now generates electricity and heats water using heat from the incinerator.

The whole thing about building round the chimney is a nonsense, on one side there is no room and on all others the power station structure is immediately adjacent and at least half its height, building on top of it doesn't strike me as all that practical. Never mind the desirability of living next to a functioning chimney, both structures rely on each other to function. It takes more than just a chimney to harness energy!

And to be quite honest apart from its very important function there are worse buildings to look at and it is somewhat overshadowed these days.

On the other side of the city some information about the redevelopment of the Trent University (Byron House). Lets hope the plans are as good as the recent world class Newton/Arkwright extension...

http://plan4.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/WAM/doc/Application%20Form-848477.pdf;jsessionid=B35E3777BA8D77A2DC0474CC255D87B3?extension=.pdf&wmTransparency=0&id=848477&wmLocation=0&location=VOLUME6&contentType=application%2Fpdf&wmName=&pageCount=13

I disagree, building a tower around the chimney isn't just feasable, but will be incredibly cost effective. You could cut holes in the sides of the chimney which open up into your front room and could be used as either an oven or a replacemenet for the traditional outd dated fireplace making a great focal point in a feature driven development.

It would attract city types and traditionalists alike.

I for one am writing a letter to the council to make sure this project goes ahead, have you got any blueprints Stig?

^^
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_B0GILfaLHME/TPSibaaNCjI/AAAAAAAAAhI/JWNvPyBcXPw/s1600/oh+you.jpg :D
And im looking forward to see how that uni thing turns out

A very interesting application here:

http://plan4.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/WAM/pas/showCaseFile.do?councilName=Nottingham+City+Council&appNumber=11%2F00281%2FEASCR

Take a look at the app form and the site plan.

I'm pretty sure this'll be Bildurns Station street site: http://www.stationstreet.co.uk/

A very interesting application here:

http://plan4.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/WAM/pas/showCaseFile.do?councilName=Nottingham+City+Council&appNumber=11%2F00281%2FEASCR

Take a look at the app form and the site plan.

Hope it includes the demolition of the Bentinck Hotel!!

Check out the Architects gallery. Some pretty interesting stuff on there.

http://gallery.me.com/shedkm

It's such a shame that the dole office down the street isn't up for the chop as well. What does it take to get rid of the hideous thing.

TOWER CRANE now in Nottingham City Centre at the eon site! It's been a long time coming!

Edit.

Should have read the actual Eon thread before posting in this section.

interesting next Development and Control meeting: http://open.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/comm/agenda.asp?CtteMeetID=4043

Broadmarsh redevelopment - Recommendation - Approve
Tesco at Eastside - Recommendation - Not Approve

Good. I wonder if Tesco will try and get into the Broadmarsh in that case then. There's still space for a flagship store is there not? But I'm a bit confused about how the parking would work and which roads would have access.

Good. Broadmarsh is an excellent design, and will be a GINORMOUS boost to the economy. A Tesco at East Side is pretty poor, compared to a few 50-80m+ office blocks.
Hopefully Eastside regeneration will pick up soon, with the original plans in mind :)

Hi, long time reader - first time poster!

There was something interesting in the Tesco Eastside refusal notice - Asda objected and commented listing a potential new store:

'5.3......Council must ensure that sufficient surplus
expenditure is available within Nottingham so as not to prejudice planned
investment elsewhere in city, including local centres including Asda/Blueprint
developing proposals to provide a new supermarket at Carlton Road.'

I'd take that to mean the former Co-op supermarket unless anyone knows any different.

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Also as a side note - Best Buy opens its doors on the 27th of this month (as listed on their website).

Good to see Nottingham Trent's work on the Arkwright and Newton buildings has been rewarded with a RIBA award and is now eligable for the Stirling.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13437089

http://www.ntu.ac.uk/about_ntu/facilities/newton_and_arkwright/index.html

Tesco withdraws application for giant superstore in city

TESCO has withdrawn its application for a £40m store in the city, it was announced today.

The supermarket giants had planned to build the huge store at Eastside.

But planning officers for Nottingham City Council recommended the application be refused ahead of a meeting of the development control committee today.

Before the meeting began, it was announced that Tesco had withdrawn the application.

A company spokesman said they were going to draw up revised plans for the site.

See tomorrow's Nottingham Post for a full report.

Interesting development this. i wonder if they realised they just got it wrong here. Needs to be much more mixed use site than just a bloody great superstore.

There is an application pending for a change in the planning guidelines for the whole Eastside Island site. The Tesco application didn't fit in the previous guidelines at all, so I guess they realised there was no way they'd get it through.

Good to see Nottingham Trent's work on the Arkwright and Newton buildings has been rewarded with a RIBA award and is now eligable for the Stirling.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13437089

http://www.ntu.ac.uk/about_ntu/facilities/newton_and_arkwright/index.html

Brilliant, i post a link to some interiors shots a while back. It amazes me on these forums that beautiful architecture and renovations get very little press whereby big shiny poorly finished blocks often get all the plaudits!

Good news, lets hope the 'iconic landmark' statement holds out :-)

http://www.thisisbusiness-eastmidlands.co.uk/nottinghamshire/Nottingham-Trent-163-60m-renewal/article-3609262-detail/article.html

This is the picture on the front page of www.thisisnottingham.co.uk :

http://i.thisis.co.uk/275520/article/images/3609444/2087431-vlarge.jpg

Funky.

Wow that looks great from what I can see.

I agree, this looks on the face of it like a great development. Much better than the awful dross that is there now!

Looking good :)
Nottingham seems to be booming again in proposed projects, not long till they all start getting built :)

I managed to get to the top floor of viccy centre with some mates (got in a lift, a guy had a key which took us to floor 4, then we had to walk 22floors to floor 26 :) )
http://i901.photobucket.com/albums/ac218/st1g_2009/IMG01352-20110527-1743.jpg

Nice one Stig. I've been tempted to do that before. Did you get any other pictures? What was the interior like? I've heard it's pretty grim.

Hope it includes the demolition of the Bentinck Hotel!!

Not if you have a look at the application boundary - Leaves Bentinck and the Solicitors place standing.