Plans to turn a 19th century building in Bulwell will be considered by the city council.
WJB Properties Ltd submitted plans to build 21 flats on the second and third floors of the Old Town Hall on Highbury Road, Bulwell in 2016. This was approved in 2017.
However, the plans lapsed after the applicant passed the deadline to carry out a viability assessment.
Applicant Ian Sullivan Architecture Ltd on behalf of Hillstar Investments Ltd submitted a new planning application for 12 new apartments in Old Town Hall on May 2023.
The new revised plans will go before Nottingham City Council’s planning committee on Wednesday, May 21.
The building, also known as the former Bulwell Town Hall, was built in 1877 and is in the protected Bulwell Conservation Area.
The ground floor houses businesses including an estate agent, tattoo parlour and florists.
The second and third floors are currently vacant.
Under the plans, the second and third floors of the building will be converted into nine one-bed flats and three two-bed flats.
There will be no additional car parking spaces provided.
Documents read: “The site is sustainably located close to the centre of Bulwell where local services are available as well as public transport connections.
“The building has historically been used for a mix of public and commercial functions and is understood to be partially occupied with commercial units. The proposal would retain existing ground and first floor commercial units, which would be to the benefit of the vitality and viability of Bulwell town centre.
“The consent for residential use granted on the site in 2017 has now lapsed, however it is still considered to remain as a material consideration and establishes that the site is suitable for conversion and reuse as
residential accommodation.”
The application says “special attention” will be given preserving the character and appearance of the building.
The materials and finish of the outer building will be in line with its current colour and appeareance as a “designated hertiage asset”.
The plans recommend window details be submitted for approval, and if any elements are added, they should look similar to the building’s current design.
Documents read: “The development would allow for the reuse of existing openings, with the requirement for fewer new window and door openings and no alterations to the roof slope.
“Existing windows are largely timber sash/casement windows and the
applicant has indicated that new openings would be finished in timber.
“In the interests of the character of the building and wider conservation area, a condition is recommended for precise window details to be submitted and agreed prior to windows being replaced or new windows installed.
It adds: “The proposed development would enable a building which is sustainably located to have a long-term use, which would safeguard its character to the benefit of both the building and wider conservation area.”
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