Plans for 35 new flats in approved in Nottingham’s Lace Market
The building, located along Woolpack Lane, in the Lace Market. is set to be transformed into 35 flats
By Latifa Yedroudj, Junior Local Democracy Reporter
Plans for 35 new flats at a former office in Nottingham city centre have been approved by the city council.
The building is located along Woolpack Lane, in the Lace Market.
CBP Architects Ltd submitted a planning application to Nottingham City Council to convert the four-storey commercial space into a housing development on January 9.
The Labour-run authority approved the plans on March 4.
Plans will see the building into one-bedroom flats, equipped with a living room, kitchen and bathroom in each living space.
There will be 35 apartments across four floors with flats situated in the ground floor and the basement level.
The development features smaller flats spanning between 37 square metres up to larger duplex flats spanning 56 square metres.
The entire building spans 1,470 square metres (15,823 square feet) with around 10 on-site car parking spaces.
The building underwent a £70,000 renovation in 2019 due to its deteriorating condition.
The works included roof repairs, repainting the external windows, pigeon spiking the window sills and providing the scaffolding to the property.
Harry Thomas Warren, Director of Woolpack Residential Ltd said: “They’re going to the open market for rent, so it’s not just student apartments, it’s for everyone to rent.
“We felt the location was brilliant. The building is a high-quality refurbishment, with original features retained.
“It will be modern apartments and retain the building’s original large windows.”
Nottingham City Council allowed the developer to change the use of the building from commercial, business and service use to housing.
The prior approval was given subject to conditions on sound insulation and ventilation to “mitigate environmental noise”.
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