Go-ahead for student flats – Nottingham
Plans to turn old city centre offices into student accommodation have been approved by Nottingham City Council.
The scheme would see a derelict four-storey office building in Talbot Street transformed into 140 self-contained studio rooms and a communal lounge. City council deputy leader Councillor Graham Chapman said there was general agreement over the change of use. But councillor Emma Dewinton was concerned about the amount of communal space, and a lack of car parking and cycle racks …