An eight-storey student complex can now be built
A Nottinghamshire town has been angered after the government overturned its rejection of a towering student block described by some as prison-like. on July 27, 2022.
“The massing of the building and the sheer scale of the development overpowers and dominates the skyline and would significantly and detrimentally affect the character of the town centre, irrevocably so, in our opinion. Mervyn Brown of the Beeston Civic Society, which has also called for the appeal decision to be reversed, criticised the architectural value of the planned building - comparing it to an American prison. "The rooms have been called cells by a lot of people due to the size, it looks like a state penitentiary," Mr Brown said.
Beeston's residents were frustrated the decision had been taken out of the local authority's hands, with some only just learning about the developer's successful appeal. Carole and Ray Foster, in their 80s, felt the town's wishes had been disregarded by the decision. Steve Jones, 70, who lives in Beeston, said the building would be next in what he saw as a list of "rubbish" planning decisions in the town. "The town has been badly impacted by planning decisions in the past and I think the system is flawed.
The property company behind the plans argued the building would regenerate the currently derelict site and boost Beeston’s economy through its retail and commercial units. Liam Brennan, of Cassidy Group, said: “We want to reassure the Beeston community that we are committed to creating a building which will benefit the local area a great deal – using sustainable materials and being sensitive to the town centre in terms of what is already there.
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