A Nottingham hotel is set to be turned into a student flats complex.
The Travelodge in Maid Marian Way will be converted into 121 studio flats after getting the green light from Nottingham City Council.
Developers have said it should provide "high-quality stylish student apartments" in an area which is "tired" and "in need of repair".
Hilary Silvester, executive chair of the Nottingham Civic Society, said she backed the proposals.
She told Nottinghamshire Live: "At least if the student accommodation is there then it’s not taking up a more interesting building.
“But it is a 70s block so if there was anything of period it would be interesting to keep, to reflect the era in which it was built to an extent.
"If it's there it's there basically, if there's no grotesque decorations in it or murals so that it can be kept low key that would be good.
"There's nothing much to celebrate with that building but on the other hand it's nothing much to spoil or mess about with – just keep it calm and dignified.
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"With some of these blocks they try to jazz everything up, because then ten or 20 years later it looks so awful, so it's better to keep it simple."
The developers have said the building has a strong 1970s character, but have also said it was in need of repair.
The 121 one-bedroom apartments will use much of the original hotel room layout.
Elsewhere on Maid Marian Way, the 10-storey Castle Heights office block was given permission on September 30 to be turned into 46 apartments.
Self Architects, writing on behalf of the applicants Nottingham Hotel Assets Limited and Nottingham Hotel Assets, said: "By increasing the number of dwellings and therefore the number of residents in the local vicinity, the proposed development of this site will help to support the existing businesses and facilities thus ensuring their long term success, and the sustainability of this urban centre.
"The location of the site is inherently sustainable as it is already supported by local infrastructure and services."
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