Planning News and Deals
Nottingham Nottingham’s regeneration plans moved forward when city leaders gave outline planning permission for the £390m scheme lead by English Partnerships, the government’s national regeneration agency and ISIS Waterside Regeneration. Outline planning has been granted for the Trent Basin scheme, location between Nottingham Canal to the west, and the racecourse to the east. The development is set to transform one of the city’s most rundown areas into a modern riverside community, with flats and houses, offices, shops, bars, restaurants and waterside facilities. Work on phase one of Trent Basin is expected to begin in 2008 – and is expected to take around two years to complete. The scheme will see developer, ISIS Waterside Regeneration, working alongside English Partnerships to create a new 28-acre waterfront housing district, together with a new riverside promenade, boater facilities, shops, a community centre and recreation spaces. Both organisations are the main land owners at the site. Trent Basin has been backed by Nottingham Waterside Ltd – a partnership between British Waterways, Nottingham City Council and emda.		Birmingham Plans for the second and final phase of a £25m redevelopment scheme within Birmingham’s core business area have been passed by the city’s planners. Nurton Developers will move ahead with their proposals to transform Priory House in even more dynamic fashion. The design for the property includes a futuristic, glazed entrance, projecting from the new façade, 40,000 sq ft penthouse office accommodation, and rationalised basement parking. The planning application has been approved by Birmingham City Council’s Planning Committee, and work is expected to start on site soon and be completed before Christmas 2008. The main contractor is Ashford Construction, who oversaw the refurbishment of Cannon House. Priory House sits on the western edge of the Steelhouse Lane Conservation Area, on the corner of Colmore Square and Priory Queensway.