£750m Notts development to create over 2,500 jobs

Fairhman Pastures, the new huge mixed-use site near Nottingham that was granted planning permission last week, is set to create more than 2,500 jobs according the developer behind the scheme.

Rushcliffe Borough Council’s planning committee has approved outline planning for the 606 acre, £750m development by a unanimous vote.

The scheme forms a key part of Rushcliffe’s Local Plan and will help meet the borough’s commitment to deliver 13,500 new homes over the next ten years.

Deevloper CWC Group Land’s planning director, Robert Hepwood, said: “This is the most important development in the East Midlands. It will deliver in excess of 2,500 new jobs as well as up to 3,000 new homes in a sustainable and strategic location just minutes from Nottingham city centre. Connecting by road directly to the M1, East Midlands Airport and the future HS2 station at Toton, it will be an ideal location for people to live, work and play in.

“Our priorities are around delivering a scheme that will enhance the region and locality, as well as being of the very highest quality and sustainability. This approval is a key milestone in bringing our exciting plans to fruition and establishing Nottinghamshire’s premier business and residential district.”

The outline planning consent includes more than £100m of new infrastructure improvements as well as up to 3,000 new homes and up to one million square feet of employment opportunities. There will also be new local shops, a health centre, community buildings and a new primary school.

The scheme also includes provision for sports pitches, a destination park, children’s play areas, community woodland and four gypsy and traveller pitches. A safeguarded route for the NET tram will enable a future extension to be built, says CWC.

Councillor Roger Upton, cabinet portfolio holder for housing and planning at Rushcliffe Borough Council, said: “We welcome the scale and sustainability of this development, especially with its excellent transport links, and the opportunity it brings to create thousands of new jobs and homes for the people of Rushcliffe.

“This significant development will go a long way to demonstrating a viable five year land supply for Rushcliffe Borough. At present, the Council cannot do this and, as a result, a number of developments on unallocated sites have been approved at appeal.”

CWC Group says the development will be delivered in phases and is likely to take up to 15 years to complete. The next step will be the submission of detailed planning applications to deliver the new roads and site infrastructure as well as the first phase of employment and residential development.

The planning application was submitted by planning consultants Oxalis Planning on behalf of the landowning consortium led by CWC Group.