Flats planned on site of former office block

A former city centre office block could be transformed into flats for "young professionals", its developer has said.

Jesmond Three Sixty is set to be built in Newcastle on the site of the former Scottish Life House.

A consultation is open until 4 November so residents can have their say on the seven to nine-storey building next to Jesmond Road and Osborne Terrace.

Adam Hearld, from Jomast Developments, said the company hoped the project would bring "new life to this great part of the city".

Jesmond Three Sixty is expected to contain 58 one and two-bedroom flats, as well as commercial and leisure spaces on its lower levels.

It will also house a mobility hub providing car parking and access to sustainable travel options, planning firm Lichfields said.

The development will be constructed out of brick to complement the surrounding buildings and nearby derelict Quaker Meeting House. It will also include a public courtyard.

Robert Dibden, planning director at Lichfields, said: "This latest phase, led by some eye-catching landscaping, considers the whole site, tying everything together and providing the final piece of the development jigsaw.

"There are currently huge pressures on the housing sector and together with the new changes proposed to the planning system, more properties are desperately needed to provide a mix of good quality homes in an area where they want to live."

A planning application is expected to be submitted to Newcastle City Council next year.

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