Nottinghamshire Builder Magazine - OCTOBER 2011 13
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Plot for two dwellings in Warks. Staniforth Architects are inviting expressions of interest for a development opportunity in Carlton, Warwickshire. The site - The Croft, 2 Shackerstone Walk, Carlton CV13 0BY - has planning permission for 2 number family dwellings - both 4 bedroom, one at 1625 sq ft, the other at 1910 sq ft. The plans were passed by Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council under approval number 09/00212/FUL. The client is open to any proposal for development, whether by a partnering arrangement or straight forward purchase. Expressions of interest are requested based on an asking price of £300,000. Contact Staniforth Architects on 0116 285 3775 for details.
Development site near Daventry FISHER GERMAN are offering for sale BY PUBLIC AUCTION a single building plot adjacent to Dunster Mounts Lane, Newnham, Daventry, Northamptonshire. The plot has consent for a detached 3-bed house with a small garden and off-street parking. The site measures 252 sq.metres. The property is for sale BY AUCTION on 5th October 2011 at Banbury Cricket Club, The Pavilion, White Post Road, Bodicote, banbury, Oxfordshire OX15 4BN - 6pm start. Guide Price: £75,000-£80,000. The property is freehold and vacant possession will be given on completion on Friday 4th November 2011. For more information, contact Fisher German on 01295 271555 or email: banbury@fishergerman. co.uk
Broughton Astley development plot FISHER GERMAN are offering for sale a development plot at Church Close, Broughton Astley, Leics. Detailed planning permission has been granted for the development of three detached residential dwellings, each with garages. Guide Price as a Whole: £400,000. Guide Price for Lot 1 (2 x five bed dwellings: £300,000. For details, contact Fisher German on 01858 410200 or email: edmund.smith@fishergerman.co.uk SEE AD on page 19.
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The Developments Factory (c/o Agent: Ink/Drawn, Mr.Neil McMinn, 5 The Annexe, 3 Junior Street, Leicester LE1 4QF) - Erection of first floor extension and new second floor to accommodate 7 student apartments - at Canterbury Court, Peel Street, Nottingham NG1 4GR.
NCC Children, Families and Cultural Services (c/o Agent: NCC Communities, David Marsh, Trent Bridge House, Fox Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 6BJ) - Erection of 210-place primary school - at Field Reference Number 8251, Hollowdyke Lane, Fernwood, Nottinghamshire.
Sikh Temple (c/o Agent: Peart Bradley Architects, Mr M Peart, 12 Regent Street, Nottingham NG1 5BQ) - Change of use to Sikh Temple and erection of two storey side extension - at Alexander House, Norton Street, Nottingham NG7 3HJ. NCC - Children’s Services (c/o Agent: NCC - Development Department, Mr D Garaguso, Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG) - Erection of classroom extension, and infill courtyard to create new hall - at Berridge Infant School, Bobbers Mill Road, Nottingham NG7 5GY.
Rushcliffe Mr S Day (c/o Agent:Mr J Bramley, 2 Charleswold Court, Thurlby Lane, Stanton on the Wolds, Nottingham NG12 5BS) - Extension to provide office accommodation, two flats and additional car parking following demolition of bungalow - at Fieldbrook House, 82 Grantham Road, Radcliffe on Trent, Nottinghamshire NG12 2HY. NCC Children, Families & Cultural Services (c/o: Debbie Wragg, Nottinghamshire County Council, County Hall, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 7QP) - Existing school to be extended with a new 2-class building and play areas to replace those lost to the new building - at Brookside Primary School, School Green, East Leake, Nottinghamshire LE12 6LG. Mr Lenagh (c/o Agent: Mr S Iberle, SJI Designs Ltd, 24 Walkers Close, Forest Town, Mansfield, Nottingham NG19 0DQ) - Construction of 8 flats with car parking, following demolition of existing building - at 109 Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire NG2 7JT. Soar Valley Homes Ltd of Harlequin House, Brook Farm Court, Willoughby on the Wolds, Leics. LE12 6SL - Four detached dwellings with associated garaging - at Land rear west of 218 & 220 Loughborough Road, Ruddington, Nottinghamshire. Mr N Davill (c/o Agent: Mr A Heafford, Thurcroft House, Linley Court, Bingham, Nottinghamshire NG13 8FA) - Residential development of 9 dwellings - at Land North of 54 Bunny Lane, Keyworth, Notts.
Barchester Healthcare (c/o Agent: Tangram Architects Ltd, Ms Susan Wainwright, Unit 3.2 The Leathermarket, Weston Street, London SE1 3EX) - Construction of a new-build nursing home for 60 elderly residents - at Fernwood Business Park, Great North Road, Fernwood, Nottinghamshire. Harlaxton Estates Ltd (c/o Agent: BSA Design, Mr Lee Sowerby, Bridge Farm, Besthorpe Road, North Scarle, Lincolnshire LN6 9EZ) - Proposed non-food A1 retail unit with external storage and display areas and car parking - at Malt Park, Maltkiln Lane, Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire. Mr Adrian Davie-Thornhill of Staunton Hall, Matlock, Derbyshire - Erection of 2 buildings to be used for livestock, change of use and conversion of former agricultural buildings to B1/office use and change of use and conversion of agricultural buildings to residential, B1/office and holiday let - at Hockerton Moor Farm, Kirklington Road, Hockerton, Southwell, Nottinghamshire NG25 0PH. Lincolnshire Co-operative Society - Mr Matthew Wilkinson (c/o Agent: Mr Derek Morris, Derek Morris Architects, The Studio, Malt Road, Fenton, Lincoln LN1 2EW) Erection of replacement Supermarket Premises with a gross external area of 943 sq.metres and alterations and extension to Village Centre Car Park to increase the existing 60 spaces to 165 spaces - at Playing Field, Station Road, Collingham, Nottinghamshire. Mr K Bola (c/o Agent: Bakewell & Partners, Stephen Heathcote, The Studio, Queen Street, Belper, Derbyshire DE56 1NR) - Demolition of public house, erection of up to 6 dwellings and associated access - at The Jolly Friar Public House, Dale Lane, Blidworth, Nottinghamshire NG21 0SU.
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Oxton Cricket Club, Mr Matt Wheatley of 17 Broomfield Lane, Farnsfield, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG22 8LQ - Erection of sports pavilion - at Cricket Ground, Main Street, Oxton, Nottinghamshire.
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