It is hoped flats being built by a homelessness charity outside Nottingham will "help keep people off the streets". An old 1930s electricity substation was finally demolished after plans were lodged eight years ago, and work to build the flats has now begun.
Charity Framework submitted plans in October 2014 to convert the two semi-detached houses and an old 1930s electricity substation into 13 low-energy flats. The site in Rectory Road, just off Colwick Loop Road, had stood derelict in the years since and residents living nearby said it had become a "magnet for trouble".
Work commenced this year after councillors branded it a sham. Councillor Meredith Lawrence, who has represented Colwick since 2011, had said: "It has been going on for a long time now and on various occasions I've been in touch with Framework.
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