Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED for Jeff Allen representing Nottingham BID to be appointed Vice-Chair for the 2015/16 municipal year.

Councillor Chris Gibson – non-Council business

Councillor Nicola Heaton – non-Council business

Councillor David Mellen – other Council business

David Bishop – other Council business

Chris Henning – other Council business

Apologies were received from the following business representatives:

Tom Waldron-Lynch

Janine Bone

Adam Tamsett

None.

Last meeting held on 23 February 2015 (for confirmation)

The minutes of the meeting held on 23 February 2015 were confirmed and signed by the Chair.

Presentation by Rob Percival, Planning Manager

Rob Percival, Area Planning Manager at Nottingham City Council, delivered a presentation, highlighting the following information:

(a)  Planning permission for the redevelopment of the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre was granted on 17 June by the Planning Committee following almost three months of discussion and consultation with the developers and members of the public. It is expected that the refurbished centre will be ready by 2018.

(b)  The proposals include 55,000 square metres of internal internal floor space with half of that relating to reconfiguration. The redevelopment will see the part demolition, alteration and extension to the centre, including the demolition of the western pedestrian bridge and the refurbishment of the eastern bridge across Collin Street. The entrances will also be altered along Collin Street, Lister Gate and Drury Walk, with the creation of a new entrance on Middle Hill. The scheme represents £114 million investment in the Broadmarsh Centre and it is anticipated that the construction phase will generate 450 jobs, plus 230 indirect jobs and an economic output of £7.1 million. Once completed, the scheme would provide over 2260 jobs, plus 1155 indirect jobs and an economic output of £55.4 million.

(c)  The proposals include an enhanced leisure and food/beverage facility, a multi-screen cinema and new larger shop units which are likely to secure new brands to Nottingham which will enhance and compliment the shopping experience of the city.

(d)  The creation of the cinema on the south east corner of the Centre, at the junction of Collin Street and Middle Hill involves partial demolition and rebuilding of this part of the Centre. The proposals for the part of the building which houses the cinema is to be finished with aluminium rainscreen cladding in shades of silver and grey.

(e)  The redevelopment of the entrance at Lister Gate includes the removal of the existing Lister Gate entrance which is to be replaced by a metal clad, bronze coloured portal structure with frameless glazing to either side. This will obscure the parapet wall of the service bridge behind, which would be rendered.

(f)  The internal routes through to Lister Gate Square have been designed with a lot of brick work with a glazed route. This is to give the impression of external brick work indoors. The internal columns have also been cladded in brick work for a consistent look throughout the building. Plans outlining the proposed work can still be viewed online or in person at the Centre.

(g)  There are currently two pedestrian footbridges connecting the Centre to the Boardmarsh multi-storey car park. The Western bridge is to be removed but it is proposed to retain and refurbish the eastern bridge which will provide a connection from the car park to the Centre on Level. The proposals remove the servicing route and open up the whole bridge for pedestrian use.

(h)  The existing Drury Walk part of the Centre is to be demolished and rebuilt. This has been conceived as an open street to follow the alignment of Bridlesmith Gate  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

Discussion item

Catherine Mayhew, City Centre Coordinator at Nottingham City Council, highlighted the following key items for the Forum to consider for inclusion on their work programme: 

·  City progression from a good to great city centre and the cultural offer in the city.

·  Partnership working with Nottingham Regeneration Limited to secure a large city centre attraction.

·  Expansion of the market provision in the city centre, together with the month of festivals in October 2015.

·  Transport in the city

·  Skills hub

Following comments from the Committee, the additional information was highlighted:

(a)  There are ongoing issues of cleanliness across the city, covering a range of areas, such as drug odour and its links to anti-social behaviour. There are links to what work is currently taking place to tackle criminal activity in city.

(b)  The management of stalls within the city. Presentation to the meeting on 28 September 2015 on challenges and what has been done so far on this.

(c)  There is government funding available for broadband connectivity across the UK as part of the Broadband Delivery UK programme.

RESOLVED

(1)  to include the following topics on the work programme for 2015/16:

·  Cleanliness across the city

·  Tackling criminal activity in the city

·  Public wifi in the City Centre

·  Culture and heritage in Nottingham

(2)  to note the following meeting dates for 2015/16:

·  28 September 2015

·  23 November 2015

·  22 February 2016