Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan - Preferred Approach Consultation (January 2023)
Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan: Preferred Approach
Appendix A: Preferred Sites (Rushcliffe Borough)
Melton Road, Edwalton (Rushcliffe Borough) - R10.5PA
Factor | Site Information |
Authority Area: | Rushcliffe Borough |
Site Size: | 94 ha |
Planning Status: | Allocation in Rushcliffe Local Plan Part 1: Core Strategy. For housing delivery, all of the site except for around 90 dwellings either has full planning permission, is under construction or has been completed. |
Housing Units: | Around 1,700 dwellings, with approximately 770 homes remaining to be built. |
Employment Units: | 4 ha employment generating development. |
Other Uses: | Community hall, primary school, neighbourhood centre and country park, in accordance with existing planning permissions. |
Timescale for Delivery: | Anticipated all dwellings will be completed by 2028. |
Transport: | Improvements on and off-site to walking, cycling and public transport connectivity. Contributions towards A52 improvement works. Measures to control the access to the site from Musters Road. Other improvements to road infrastructure necessary to mitigate adverse traffic impacts and serve the new development. Implementation of travel plan. |
Education: | Located near to educational facilities to the north of the site. A new primary school has been delivered on site, with contributions required towards off-site secondary school provision. |
Health: | Contributions towards improvement to health facilities within West Bridgford. |
Utilities: | No abnormal requirements. |
Other: | Biodiversity enhancements for Sharphill Wood and its environs. Creation and enhancement of open space and green infrastructure which links to the wider Green Infrastructure network. Provision of or upgrade to sports areas and the provision of play areas. Provision of or contribution to indoor leisure facilities. |
North of Bingham (Rushcliffe Borough) - R03.3PA
Factor | Site Information |
Authority Area: | Rushcliffe Borough |
Site Size: | 93 ha |
Planning Status: | Allocation in Rushcliffe Local Plan Part 1: Core Strategy. Outline planning permission with section 106 agreements has been approved (reference 10/01962/OUT) and reserved matters applications granted for all new housing. |
Housing Units: | 1,050 dwellings in total, of which around 760 dwellings still remaining to be built. |
Employment Units: | Around 15.5 ha with outline planning permission. |
Other Uses: | Leisure, community and educational uses to be developed or contributed towards, in accordance with existing planning permission. Small scale retail. |
Timescale for Delivery: | Anticipated all dwellings will be completed by 2028. |
Transport: | Improvements to walking and cycling links to the town centre and railway station and enhancements to public transport. Other improvements to road infrastructure necessary to mitigate adverse traffic impacts and serve the new development. Implementation of a travel plan. |
Education: | New primary school under construction on-site. Financial contributions towards off-site secondary school provision. |
Health: | Contributions to be improve local facilities in Bingham. |
Utilities: | No abnormal requirements. |
Other: | Car dyke management scheme (completed). Creation and enhancement of open space and green infrastructure which links to the wider Green Infrastructure network. Provision of or upgrade to sports areas and the provision of play areas. Provision of or contribution to indoor leisure facilities. |
Former RAF Newton (Rushcliffe Borough) - R02.2PA
Factor | Site Information |
Authority Area: | Rushcliffe Borough |
Site Size: | 73 ha |
Planning Status: | Allocation in Local Plan Part 1: Rushcliffe Core Strategy. Outline planning permission with section 106 approved (10/02105/OUT) and reserved matters applications granted for all new housing. |
Housing Units: | 528 dwellings in total, of which 504 dwellings are still to be built. |
Employment Units: | Around 6.5 ha. |
Other Uses: | Primary school contribution on or off site, community centre, public open space and other facilities. |
Timescale for Delivery: | It is anticipated that the site will be developed by 2028. |
Transport: | Improvements to walking, cycling and public transport links and services including a foot and cycleway bridge over the B687 and A46 providing a direct connection to Bingham. Other improvements to road infrastructure necessary to mitigate adverse traffic impacts and serve the new development. Implementation of a travel plan. |
Education: | The provision of a primary school. |
Health: | Contributions to be improve local facilities. |
Utilities: | No abnormal requirements. |
Other: | Creation and enhancement of open space and green infrastructure which links to the wider Green Infrastructure network. Provision of or upgrade to sports areas and the provision of play areas. Provision of or contribution to indoor leisure facilities. |
Former Cotgrave Colliery (Rushcliffe Borough) - R08.5PA
Factor | Site Information |
Authority Area: | Rushcliffe Borough |
Site Size: | 36 ha |
Planning Status: | Allocation in Local Plan Part 1: Rushcliffe Core Strategy. Outline planning permission with section 106 agreements has been approved (reference 10/00559/OUT) and reserved matters applications granted for all of the housing and now delivered |
Housing Units: | All dwellings completed. |
Employment Units: | Approximately 2 ha of employment land remaining. |
Other Uses: | N/A |
Timescale for Delivery: | All dwellings completed. |
Transport: | All main requirement delivered, except any further required for outstanding employment land. |
Education: | Not now applicable. |
Health: | Not now applicable. |
Utilities: | No abnormal requirements. |
Other: | All main requirement delivered, except any further requirements for outstanding employment land. |
South of Clifton (Rushcliffe Borough) - R15.5PA
Factor | Site Information |
Authority Area: | Rushcliffe Borough |
Site Size: | 176 ha |
Planning Status: | Allocation in Local Plan Part 1: Rushcliffe Core Strategy. Outline planning permission with section 106 agreement (reference 14/01417/OUT). Reserved matters planning applications received for first phases of residential development, two of which have been granted. Reserved matters applications received for parts of the employment area, some of which have been granted and are under construction. |
Housing Units: | Around 3,000 dwellings remaining plus pitches for gypsy and travellers. |
Employment Units: | Around 20 ha in total, including development which has already received planning consent. |
Other Uses: | A neighbourhood centre and other community facilities. Retail of an appropriate scale. |
Timescale for Delivery: | It is anticipated that the site will be complete by 2036. |
Transport: | Improvements to walking, cycling and public transport links through and beyond the site, including enhancements where necessary to existing bus services linking in with the NET terminus. Implementation of a travel plan. Improvements to necessary road infrastructure to mitigate the adverse traffic impacts and serve the new development. Specifically, measures to improve the A453 Mill Hill and Crusader roundabouts. Improvements works to A52. Provision made for the potential to expand the Nottingham Express Transit. |
Education: | A new primary school on site, with contributions required towards off-site secondary school provisions. |
Health: | A new health facility to be provided on site. |
Utilities: | No abnormal requirements. |
Other: | The creation and enhancement of open space and green infrastructure which links to the wider green infrastructure network, which has regard to the Greater Nottingham Landscape Character Assessment, and provides for biodiversity enhancements. The creation of significant Green Infrastructure areas and buffers, particularly on the southern and eastern boundaries of the site to contribute to the creation of a permanent defensible Green Belt boundary. Green corridors should also be created through the site linking feature such as the Heart Leas and Drift Lane plantations. |
East of Gamston/North of Tollerton (Rushcliffe Borough) - R11.5PA
Factor | Site Information |
Authority Area: | Rushcliffe Borough |
Site Size: | 246 ha |
Planning Status: | Allocation in Local Plan Part 1: Rushcliffe Core Strategy. |
Housing Units: | Around 4,000 dwellings plus pitches for gypsy and travellers. |
Employment Units: | Around 20 ha, of which around 8 ha has already been delivered. |
Other Uses: | A neighbourhood centre and other community facilities. Retail of an appropriate scale. |
Timescale for Delivery: | It is anticipated that the site will be complete by 2047. |
Transport: | Improvements on and off-site to walking, cycling and public transport connectivity. Improvements to necessary road infrastructure to mitigate the adverse traffic impacts and serve the new development, including improvements to the A52 Gamston Lings Bar Road. Wider improvements to the A52. Implementation of travel plan. |
Education: | Provision of two primary schools and a secondary school on site. |
Health: | New health facility on site or contributions towards off-site provision. |
Utilities: | No abnormal requirements expected. |
Other: | The creation and enhancement of open space and green infrastructure which links to the wider green infrastructure network, which has regard to the Greater Nottingham Landscape Character Assessment and provides for biodiversity enhancements. The creation of significant Green Infrastructure areas and buffers, particularly on the southern and northern boundaries to contribute to the creation of permanent defensible Green Belt boundaries between the development and Tollerton and Bassingfield. An enhanced Green corridor should also be created along the Grantham Canal. The production and implementation of a heritage strategy. |
Ratcliffe on Soar Power Station (Rushcliffe Borough) - RBC-EMP-01
Factor | Site Information |
Authority Area: | Rushcliffe Borough |
Site Size: | To be determined. The power station is around 265 ha but the final area depends on detailed boundaries of the site. These are still to be established for this proposed strategic allocation. |
Planning Status: | Not allocated. The power station site is subject of a draft Local Development Order, published July 2022. |
Housing Units: | No dwellings are proposed. |
Employment Units: | Details requirements are still to be established for this proposed strategic allocation. The draft Local Development Order proposes buildings with a gross floor area of up to a 810,000 sq m to accommodate the following uses:
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Other Uses: | Community facilities to serve occupiers of the site. |
Timescale for Delivery: | Delivery expected to continue beyond the plan period (post 2038). |
Transport: | Major transport improvements expected but specifics still to be determined. |
Education: | Not applicable as housing is not proposed. |
Health: | Not applicable as housing is not proposed. |
Utilities: | Requirements still to be determined. |
Other: | To be determined. |
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