44-46 Canal Street Nottingham Nottingham City NG1 7EH Data via plota.co.uk

26/00911/PFUL3 - Full planning application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Renovation of the ground floor and part of the first floor to create a new restaurant/hospitality venue (Use Class E(b)), together with the proposed change of use of part of the ground and first floors and all of the second and third floors to provide hotel (Use Class C1) accommodation, including a side extension and associated internal and external alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
29 May 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 1 Oct 2026; it is now day 56. Comments are open until 1 Oct 2026.

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Documents 34

Plans & drawings 27

PDF GROUND FLOOR PLAN AS PROPOSED Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF FIRST FLOOR PLAN AS PROPOSED Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF NORTH AND WEST ELEVATIONS AS PROPOSED Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SOUTH ELEVATION AS PROPOSED Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF NORTH AND WEST ELEVATIONS AS PROPOSED Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SOUTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS AS PROPOSED Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING LEVEL 00 PLAN Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LEVEL 00 PLAN Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING LEVEL 01 PLAN Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LEVEL 01 PLAN Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING LEVEL 02 PLAN Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LEVEL 02 PLAN Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING LEVEL 03 PLAN Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LEVEL 03 PLAN Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LEVEL 03 PLAN MEZZANINE Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING LEVEL R1 ROOF PLAN Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LEVEL R1 ROOF PLAN Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING EAST ELEVATION Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING WEST ELEVATION Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING NORTH ELEVATION Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATIONS Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATIONS Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF THE LOCATION PLAN Site Location Plan · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE PLAN Layout Plans & Elevations · 29 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Canal Museum
List entry 1271308 · 23 m from the pin · 8 more listed buildings within 150 m (8 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Canal conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Heritage at risk: Nottingham Canal, Nottingham
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Air quality management area: AQMA No.2
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Nottingham built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Nottingham
Application type
Full planning application
Postcode
NG1 7EH
Received
29 May 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Castle (May 2019)
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
ARC Design Studio

Decision outlook

Day 56, past Nottingham's usual 53 days for changes of use. 98% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 19 Oct 2026.

Day 5618 days to the predicted decision (day 74)
74%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
93decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Nottingham in the last twelve months, from validation. Nottingham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14963178
Neighbours
21 Jul 2026
Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Comments by
1 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
21 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Nottingham
Planning Authority Score
4.1/10
Below average
#191 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Nottingham is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #255 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Nottingham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #139 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #193 of 296
45%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #255 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #79 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
44 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
21 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
99 decided
1,044
Total decisions
116 refused in the year to March 2026