1A Hockley Nottingham Nottingham City NG1 1FH Data via plota.co.uk

26/00365/PFUL3 - Full planning application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of ground floor retail unit to student reception and amenity space. External alterations to form new student entrance lobby. Replacement of current entrance and office space with a fire escape and access to main circulation core. Additional student studio apartment to replace current staff facilities. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Mar 2026
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Consultation
12 Mar 2026
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Approved
20 Apr 2026

Approved on 20 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Aug 2026

Licence at this address

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 7

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
Conservation area 29 m away: Lace Market; Radon affected area, class 2; Heritage at risk 29 m away: The Lace Market, Nottingham; Coalfield, development low risk area; 3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Nottingham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Building

Floor area166 m² (1,787 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 64)
UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Nottingham
Application type
Full planning application
Postcode
NG1 1FH
Received
9 Mar 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Ward
Castle (May 2019)
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 May 2026
Decision
Grant conditional permission
Decision date
20 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Maber Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 12 days faster than Nottingham's median of 54 for changes of use. Approved, as 79% of changes of use here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
116decided 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.

Last counted 2 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14737667
Planning Portal ref
PP-14737667
Consultation
12 Mar 2026
Comments by
7 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
17 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
4 May 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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.