Work is underway on new 'village' near Linby

Work to construct two new junctions has started at the Top Wighay Farm site near Linby, thanks to a partnership led by Nottinghamshire County Council, working alongside Homes England, D2N2, Balfour Beatty, The Scape Group, Arc Partnership and Via East Midlands.

More than 1,000 full time jobs could be created as part of plans to build 805 homes, a new primary school, shops, playing fields and new energy efficient offices on the 40-hectare site.

The new village could generate £873 million in terms of economic output over a ten-year period.

After championing this project from the start, Coun Kay Cutts MBE, leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, said: “Now more than ever, ambitious developments like this will help boost economic growth for our county over the next decade, which is why I am so committed to this major regeneration project which will help generations to come.

“While this terrible pandemic hasn’t gone away and we continue to prioritise our services to ensure the wellbeing of our communities, we owe it to our residents to invest in Nottinghamshire as part of our road to recovery.

“I’m passionate about our plans as this development as the needs of the local community at its core.

“As we adjust to a new way of life, this new village could serve as a model for the way communities live as a result of Covid-19.

“As more of us work from home, having a primary school within easy reach and well-served by footpaths, cycle routes and traffic calming measures, will make dropping off the children for school safer and more convenient.

“It promises to be the ideal place to bring up a family which is why this project is one I cherish so much.”

The current highways work, due to be complete next spring, includes the expansion of a roundabout on the A611/Annesley Road and a new signal-controlled junction as well as a new, three-metre wide, shared use footway/cycle lane along the northern side of the A611 north of Hucknall and to the west of Linby.