Former office set to be converted into flats

Riverleen House was refurbished in 2015

Plans to convert an office in Nottingham into 118 flats have been given the go-ahead.

Nottingham City Council has approved proposals from ALB Group to transform Riverleen House in Electric Avenue, which was previously used for offices, into one-bedroom and studio apartments.

According to planning documents, the rise of hybrid working models has made office sites away from city-centre locations "less viable for long-term commercial occupation".

The plans stated that converting Riverleen House, which was refurbished in 2015, would help meet Nottingham's housing needs in a "sustainable" manner.

The building was constructed for credit reference agency Experian in 1997, according to commercial estate agents Fisher Hargreaves Proctor.

Planning documents added: "The site, currently in office use, is increasingly better suited to residential purposes, particularly in light of changing workplace dynamics following the Covid-19 pandemic.

"With the rise of hybrid and remote working models, the demand for traditional office space has declined, particularly in peripheral locations."