Over £3m secured to continue demolition of Broad Marsh shopping centre

Nottingham City Council has secured a £3.4m grant to continue the demolition of the former Broad Marsh shopping centre.

The grant was awarded by the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) as part of a £9.5m funding package for councils and organisations across the region.

Sourced from EMCCA’s Investment Fund, the funding supports projects aimed at boosting housing, jobs, manufacturing, clean energy, and green spaces.

The city council applied for £3.392m to carry out partial demolition of the section south of the old mall, from the newly-opened Green Heart area to Middle Hill.

It will not involve total demolition of the entire site and a detailed business case will be submitted in the New Year to plan the next steps.

Councillor Neghat Khan, Leader of Nottingham City Council and Executive Member for Strategic Regeneration, Transport and Communications, said: “I’m really pleased that this funding was approved at EMCCA’s meeting today. It’s an important award and a major step forward in our ambitious plans for Broad Marsh.

“This is also an early example of the benefits of strong partnership working between the city council and the new Regional Mayor to accelerate key projects that matter to our city and bring huge benefits to local people and businesses.

“It helps us continue our progress on the Broad Marsh masterplan to transform a key part of the city centre following on from the recent opening of the Green Heart, the transformation of nearby Sussex Street, and the fantastic Central Library and children’s play area.

“This part of Nottingham is unrecognisable to even five years ago and we look forward to overseeing further development of this important location.”

Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward, said: “These projects have been chosen for funding this year because their delivery will help boost the region’s economy. They will create jobs, help towards building homes, boosting local businesses and manufacturing, and produce cleaner energy.

“We want to support and enable them to continue their work and help us towards achieving our vision for an East Midlands full of opportunities, from having good jobs, quality education, and thriving local economies.

“We want to invest in vital projects, we can’t achieve the vision on our own, we need to work with partners across the region to invest in the right projects, projects that will make a real difference and this funding is just the start for the East Midlands.”