Contractor revealed for £8m Nottingham ‘Green Heart’
Contractor Willmott Dixon has won the race to build the new ‘Green Heart’ in the Broad Marsh area of Nottingham, TheBusinessDesk.com can reveal.
The £8m contract for the Green Heart works and Collin St is valued at around £8m, all funded from the national Transforming Cities Fund.
Earlier on Wednesday morning (26th July), Nottingham City Council released new images of the Green Heart area, which included a traffic-free route connecting the Green Heart and Lister Gate with the new green public space created on Sussex Street next to Nottingham College which features a mini amphitheatre, a skateable space and a multi-use games area.
The council says a key aim is to put the ‘marsh’ back to the Broad Marsh, introducing new urban wetlands on land that was once a marshland ecosystem to capture, slow and filter rainwater, potentially preventing flooding and creating pockets of biodiversity.
Nick Heath, director at Willmott Dixon, said: “Nottingham’s Broad Marsh Green Heart vision is an impressive regeneration project with valuable green space at its heart. Having been responsible for the original shopping centre demolition in 2021-2022, we’re pleased to be maintaining a role in the transformation and using our skills to deliver the next phase.
“As a local business with a presence in the city beyond the site hoardings, we’re excited to see an important area of Nottingham re-emerge and provide benefits for people that live and work here – creating a new legacy to be proud of.”
The design of the Green Heart has been developed by Townshend Landscape Architects along with Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, with Heatherwick Studio retained as a strategic design advisor.
