On 18th September the Planning Committee of Nottingham City Council meet to discuss the new Kingsthorpe Close development, and it is being recommended that the scheme is approved.
Developer Keepmoat Homes Ltd submitted a planning application to the City Council on 2nd July to build 70 new homes in Mapperley north of St Ann’s..
Following the closure of the railway in 1961 the land became the site of blocks of low-rise flats. These became a hotspot for antisocial behaviour, drugs misuse, and many of the units had mould and damp.
The flats were all demolished three years ago and the land has remained barren since then.
The new houses would consist of 66 two storey and 4 three storey properties, and a mix of detached, semi-detached and terraces. Most properties would have in curtilage parking.
The existing playground would be removed and a new playground provided to the east of Kildare Road. When I visited the area in May all of the locals objected to the new playground being constructed near their homes as the present playground is a hotspot for antisocial behaviour & drugs misuse.
11 of the properties would be affordable housing. Twenty of the dwellings would have solar photo voltaic panels which would attain 10% of energy from renewable sources on site. Additionally, the dwellings would be built to a minimum Buildings for Life Silver Standard and Code for Sustainable Homes level 3.
There remain some single and two storey dwellings, mostly contained to Dooland Drive, the southern part of Kingsthorpe Close and to the east of Kildare Road, these will be retained.
By Richard Pearson
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