Student flats plan for former mill site

An artist's impression shows how the site would look

An old mill in Nottingham could be converted into student flats.

Plans have been lodged with Nottingham City Council for the former industrial site, called Damad House, on the corner of Radford Road and Egypt Road in New Basford.

Developer JGM (Nottingham) Ltd, has proposed to keep most of the building and convert it.

However, two-storey and single-storey sections on the eastern side of the site would be demolished to make way for a new structure.

Planning documents submitted to the council said: "The entire scheme would provide up to 71 student accommodation units, 136 total bedrooms, in a combination of 11 cluster flats, providing 76 bedspaces, three accessible apartments, and 57 individual studio flats."

The main building has been vacant since 2018 and has been actively marketed, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

However, according to the council, the single-storey units to the rear have seen some use by the family and friends of the occupier.

The documents said no active businesses were willing to take on the units due to their "unsuitability", while the existing buildings cannot be brought back into use as an employment space "without significant investment in fire separation and protection".

Officers have recommended the scheme be approved by councillors on the authority's planning committee, which is to meet on Wednesday