The demolition of the former Clarendon College site has begun. Workers could be seen using heavy machinery to tear down part of the building in Mansfield Road, Nottingham on Tuesday, August 16.
Preliminary work started last year under plans to transform the site into a new 1,200 secondary school called Bluecoat Trent. Nottingham College, which now has a new city hub, transferred ownership of the building to LocalED.
LocalED is an arms-length property company belonging to the Department for Education. More than £5 million in council grants will be used to transform the college building into a new secondary school amid rising pupil numbers in Nottingham.
Nottingham City Council gave notice that prior planning approval wasn't necessary so demolition work at the old college site could start. The DfE will manage the redevelopment and new school build ready for 2023.
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