A developer has launched an appeal after its plans for a towering building in Beeston were rejected. The plans for an eight-storey student complex to be built in place of the car park on Station Road were rejected by Broxtowe Borough Council's planning committee on July 27, 2022.
There would have been 419 bedrooms in the new block, which would have become the tallest in the town, but the plan's design and viability was criticised by local councillors at the meeting. However, a notification of planning appeal was recently issued, showing applicant Cassidy Group (Beeston) Limited had started the appeal process on January 11, in the hopes the Planning Inspectorate would overrule the decision.
In this notification a Broxtowe Borough Council planning officer said an appeal had been made to the Secretary of State and outlined the reasons the council had rejected the proposal initially. The planning officer added: "The submitted scheme, by virtue of its size and design, represents an unsatisfactory development which fails to provide appropriate internal floor space and consequently the proposal would afford a substandard level of amenity for future occupiers.
