Developer looks set to fight decision to reject tower plans

CITY COUNCIL ACCUSED OF BEING 'ONE-SIDED' AND NOT ALLOWING DISCUSSION

- By JOE LOCKER Local democracy reporter

A DEVELOPER says it anticipates it will appeal against the decision to reject its plans for two student tower blocks in Nottingham - one of which would have become the city's tallest building.

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

Under the new plans, CODE wanted 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. Both towers would have featured a total of 1,252 studio flats.

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

But a council planning committee blocked the plans at a meeting yesterday.