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New plans have been submitted for the redevelopment of an “iconic” 1950s multi-storey car park.
A company that bought the Nelson Street parking lot in November submitted proposals to demolish the design and update it with student housing.
According to the plans, the car park would be replaced by a 20-storey construction with 565 spaces for students.
The Twentieth Century Society has already attempted to classify the park as historic England.
Downing, the building’s new owner, has yet to submit a formal application, but the blueprint documents detail what the company has in mind.
In the proposal, corporate officials said the construction would have a low environmental impact, feature solar panels, air source heat pumps, and make street scene innovations.
He added that it would bring “health and wellness benefits” to the region.
Downing’s officers, the Stride Treglown planners, said the plans would not have a significant effect on the environment, so they should not have to write a report assessing the effect of the renovation, which would be mandatory if officers disagree.
In a letter to the city council, the company states: “This offers an exclusive opportunity to promote highly sustainable redevelopment in a key part of the city centre. “
Treglown added that students will have to agree not to bring cars into the domain during their career period, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
The Twentieth Century Society, an organization that campaigns to keep buildings trendy, has in the past called the design an “iconic brutalist parking lot” and called for its reuse rather than demolition.
When it opened, the car park was hailed as revolutionary.
It is the first of its kind to feature a mile-long continuous spiral parking ramp in the UK.
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