Go-ahead for 'improved' 18-storey tower block

BUT QUESTIONS REMAIN ABOUT DEVELOPER'S CONTRIBUTION

- By JOE LOCKER Local democracy reporter

COUNCILLORS have approved an 18-storey tower block near the city's railway station after sending previous plans back to the drawing board.

MRP Nottingham Ltd initially asked to build a 22-storey block at the junction of Queen's Road and London Road to go hand in hand with a 12-storey block for 406 students, before Nottingham City Council's planning committee deferred the plans in October 2022.

After making amendments, the developer resubmitted plans for the student block on its own. Permission for the purpose-built student accommodation block was granted in December 2023. The scheme has since been built and is now in use.

Revised plans for the L-shaped residential building, with sections varying in height between eight, nine and 18 storeys, were approved at a planning committee meeting last week.