Nottingham City Council have given the green light on several projects which are set to rejuvenate the southern part of the city around Broadmarsh. The approved plans will see a new car park and bus station created and a skills hub built in the area to boost employment opportunities and connectivity into the city.

It’s another exciting development for Nottingham and we’ll be there for the Nottingham Development Plans Conference in May. The event will hear from the Council’s Deputy CEO David Bishop and develops looking to create new projects in the city.

Demolition work has begun on a building where the bus station and car park would be built. The car park would house over 1,300 cars at peak time, with charging points for electric cars on each floor to get ready for the expected boom of electric vehicles in the near future. The build would also include high-quality retail space, which will feature double height windows for new shops, offering those using the proposed pedestrianised area choice and variety, which complements the redevelopment of Broadmarsh. The completely pedestrian area would run alongside the southern side of Broadmarsh shopping centre and Carrington Street, which connects to the railway station.

Construction of the development is now likely to begin this year, with a completion date of early 2020.

The skills hub will see a new $58m development on a derelict piece of land beneath the tram bridge at Canal Street and Middle Hill. Together with the regeneration of the railway station, Station Street and Unity Square they form part of a project known as Southern Gateway, designed to radically transform that part of the city. It would see the land next to the tram bridge on Canal Street turned into Nottingham College’s flagship campus building, and would be ready to welcome students for the 2020/2021 academic year.

The new building would house students from all different studies, including business, computing, science and care – and it would include facilities to ensure a great experience on the campus. That would include a new café, training restaurant for catering and hospitality students, a theatre and a business hub for companies to co-exist alongside the college.

Nottingham College Chief Executive Office John van de Laarschot said of the project: ”Today is a special day in Nottingham College’s history as we celebrate the start of an iconic project that will help transform the city. It’s our aim to bring to Nottingham something special, something more than a traditional campus which is also a unique space for business and education to co-exist.”

To hear more about the exciting projects happening in the city join us for the Nottingham Development Plans Conference on the 9th May.