Plans in to start £650m Nottingham development

A detailed planning application has been submitted for the first phase of a 40-acre redevelopment on the southside of NottinghamThe £650m Island Quarter development is one of the biggest city centre regeneration schemes in the UK. And with the planning application for phase one now submitted to Nottingham City Council, it has just got a step closer to construction.Phase 1A, known as Canal Turn, will include a three-storey 2,000 m2 pavilion on the waterfront, with two restaurants and 500 m2 of events space.The detailed planning application also features provision for a bandstand and public realm to open up the canal basin area.The overall plans for the site, which has been derelict for many years, show new housing, office space, creative spaces, a hotel, PRS apartments and student accommodation. Outline planning consent for the project, which is expected to take up to 10 years to complete, was approved by Nottingham’s planning committee in April 2019.