Plans to demolish a pub and extend the life of a solar farm are among the schemes hoping to get the green light at next week’s planning committee meeting at Gedling Borough Council.
The committee will make a final decision on whether the proposed schemes can move forward based on recommendations from the council’s planning officers.
They will be asked to make a decision on the following proposals:
Friar Tuck, Gedling Road, Arnold. Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a 51 no. apartment retirement living development (Use Class C3), landscaping, car parking and associated works
Full planning permission is sought for the demolition of the existing buildings one site and erection of a 51 no. apartment retirement living development (Use Class C3), landscaping, car parking and associated works. 2.2 The proposed development would comprise of self-contained apartments, with a mix of 15 no. 2-bed apartments and 36 no. 1-bed apartments distributed across three floors.
Nottinghamshire Fire And Rescue Headquarters, Bestwood Lodge Drive, Bestwood. Full planning application to demolish existing buildings and develop a new private residential therapy and treatment centre, together with associated infrastructure and landscaping.
The site is currently vacant but was previously occupied by the Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service as their regional headquarters, until 2022. There are a number of two and three storey buildings which occupy the site and other smaller ancillary buildings and hard surfacing.
Full planning application to demolish existing buildings and develop a new private residential therapy and treatment centre, together with associated infrastructure and landscaping. The proposed clinic will accommodate 32 en-suite residential bedrooms with supporting therapy and ancillary spaces, within a single built form. The ancillary spaces include administration offices, single and group therapy rooms, social and dining spaces as well as nursing provision. The proposed use would be served by 30 car parking spaces (with further overflow if required) and bicycle storage.
Leivers Court, Douro Drive, Arnold, Nottinghamshire Demolition of existing care home and construction of a 3-storey building to incorporate 22 flats providing supported accommodation, staff office, and communal hub, and the erection of eight semi-detached dwellings including access, parking and turning.
Full planning permission is sought for the demolition of the existing care home building and the erection of 30 new dwellings with associated access and parking. The 30 dwellings would comprise:- 22 one-bedroom apartments (supported living for young persons) in a 3 storey block toward the north east of the site; 6 two-bedroom semi-detached dwellings and 2 three-bedroom semi-detached dwellings. All flats will provide supported living accommodation and all semidetached dwellings will be affordable rent properties managed by Nottingham Community Housing Association.
Solar Farm, Arnold Lane, Gedling, Nottinghamshire Solar Farm – Variation of condition 16 of planning permission 2014/0633 to allow retention of solar farm for 40 rather than 25 years.
Condition 16 of planning permission 2014/0633 states that;- “The proposed Solar Farm and associated works hereby permitted shall be dismantled and removed from the site within six months at the end of 25 years from it first being brought into use or in the event of it becoming non-operational, whichever is the sooner, and the site re-instated and returned to its original condition, unless otherwise prior approved in writing by the Borough Council.
Eagle Square, Front Street, Arnold. Use of land for siting 12 market stalls.
This application relates to 626 square metres of land comprising a public square at the southern end of and within The Arnold Primary Shopping Centre.
Planning permission is sought to change the use of Eagle Square to make the current temporary market use permanent to accommodate 12 market stalls. Two planning permissions have previously been granted for the same for this use, albeit on a temporary basis in 2020 and 2024.
Bestwood Country Park, Bestwood Lodge Drive, Bestwood, Nottinghamshire. Removal of 14 Sycamore trees (G1)- Remove trees due to poor structural condition and damage caused by squirrels. Removal of trees will benefit adjacent trees within the woodland.
This application relates to 14 sycamore trees, which are protected by the Group Tree Preservation Order 00048 and dates from 2004.
The removal of 14 sycamore trees due to squirrel damage.
