A NEW USE IS BEING CONSIDERED for the Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station cooling towers.
Whereas most such power station towers have been demolished, those by the Soar are still standing, Janet Friend reports.
A new design for the towers by Qasim Iqbal, an architectural assistant, is to extend their life as entertainment venues, in addition to other uses.
This fitting in with Rushcliffe Borough Council changing its Local Development Order that will enable this to take place, with Qasim Iqbal explaining:
Avenues to explore
“From the site being used as an educational and performance space, through to hybrid uses to accommodate a cultural or science hub, there are many design avenues to explore to see its true potential. As the current consultation focuses on the introduction of new data centres, I’m keen to see how things progress and how close they may be to my AI designs if they are to become reality.
“Looking at the wider site, its potential can go even further through AI design, allowing us to open doors that may have been previously locked and to understand new realms of possibility, both for this site and for other brownfield sites like it across the UK."
The ex power station has good connection with East Midlands Parkway railway station nearby and good road access.