The HCA and Rushcliffe Borough Council have agreed a deal to transform Cotgrave, the former mining town, creating 444 new homes and 12,600 sq. m of employment space for local businesses.

House builder Barratt Developments has been selected as the developer on the £100m scheme, which will include a range of affordable homes to rent as well as homes for sale under the Barratt and David Wilson Homes brands, in addition to a high quality business area that will support the creation of new jobs.

Current proposals include a mix of housing on the colliery site, landscaped within green wildlife corridors leading to a country park. The green theme is expected to continue with closer links to the town centre area, perhaps with additional elements of natural woodland.

In the town centre, a multi-service centre will be developed with investment from Rushcliffe Borough Council along with Nottinghamshire County Council, Nottinghamshire Police and the Primary Care Trust, which will offer a range of services for local people under one roof.

The commercial development on the colliery business park and town centre will be delivered by Barratt Developments’ specialist commercial development arm, Wilson Bowden Developments.

Expected to take around eight years to complete, Barratt has committed to provide more than 200 local training and employment opportunities and encourage local businesses to participate in the provision of goods and services.

Start on site is expected mid 2013.


DEFRA has issued guidance on the definition of waste. This guidance is aimed at businesses and other organisations which take decisions on a day-to-day basis about whether something is or is not waste; to help ensure that the right decision is taken in more difficult cases.

The guidance can be found at:

defra.gov.uk/publications/2012/08/20/pb13813-legal-def-waste/


Outline plans to build up to 5,000 homes and 300,000 square metres of commercial space on the site of a former airfield in Cambridgeshire have been submitted to Huntingdonshire District Council.. Developer Urban & Civic is seeking approval for the development at Alconbury Weald. Urban & Civic’s latest proposals also include the construction of three primary schools and a possible further education complex.