A petrol station and garage in Beeston could be demolished to make way for dozens of new flats. It comes after plans were unveiled for a new four-storey apartment block on the site of the Beeston Car Center in Broadgate.
The latest plans have been submitted by an applicant referred to as Mr Hall, whose first name was not included in the planning application submitted to Broxtowe Council.
It forms the latest in a series of new housing projects in the city, with separate developments having gone through the planning process to provide private student accommodation.
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Although the application for the Beeston Car Center does not specify who the apartments would be for, people in the city spoke of the scale of the new development in general. Caretaker Anita Lamb, 54, said: “There’s a lot of building going on in Beeston at the moment.
“It seems a bit excessive. I don’t think building apartments or student housing should be placed in all available sites.” In the latest plans, 32 studios could be built if the application is approved.
“Our proposal seeks to build a purpose-built four-storey apartment block to occupy the site taking into account existing neighboring properties, together with recent planning permission granted close to the site,” a planning statement read.
Examples of nearby detached developments include plans to build a new student flats on the site of the former Kings Carpets store, on the corner of High Road and Marlborough Road. The developers managed to appeal a city council decision to reject those plans which were subsequently approved.
Planning permission was also granted to use Broadgate House, a former office block, for student accommodation, with 84 beds. A large new mixed residential development is also planned for the former Nottingham College campus on the High Road, Chilwell.
After hearing about the latest plans for the auto center site, other people in the city said they would like to see more affordable housing. Retired Peter McGuinness, 70, from Beeston, said: “I’d rather see affordable housing than look after local people.”
Glen Weller, who is 80 and has lived in Beeston for 52 years, described the latest plans as “ridiculous”. For one, he will be right opposite (Broadgate House). Also, where the university is, there are supposed to be flats there. It’s absolutely ridiculous. I think it’s probably useful to have that little garage here, there’s not much in Beeston.
A spokesman for the auto center, which remains open, said: “The dealer has applied for the plans due to retirement.”
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