Council tipped to reject plans for tallest building

OPPOSITION TO STUDENT ACCOMMODATION TOWERS

- By JOE LOCKER Local democracy reporter

CITY councillors are expected to reject plans for two new student tower blocks one of which would have become Nottingham's tallest building.

Code Students (Nottingham) Limited submitted plans to develop the vacant site next to the Victoria Centre, off Glasshouse Street and Cairns Street.

In 2014, Nottingham City Council approved plans to expand the shopping centre onto the site, but this never materialised. It was most recently used by children's charity Base 51 but has been vacant since 2021.

Under the new plans, the developer wants to build one 19-storey and one 27-storey tower that would sit above a plinth. The southern tower would be 22 storeys when including the plinth, while the northern tower would be up to 30 storeys, including the plinth, making it the tallest building in Nottingham.

The development would provide 1,252 studio bedrooms, and three commercial units would be situated at the bottom.