Gedling Borough Council has announced plans to consult on the sale of land owned by the authority near Killisick Lane in Arnold that has been allocated for housing, subject to a consultation.
The council’s Local Plan included the site in its allocation for much needed new homes in the borough including an allocation for affordable homes on the site, subject to the usual planning permissions being granted.
The land, which is currently uncultivated and overgrown, could be sold along with other privately owned pieces of land in the same area.
If sold, the revenue generated would be used to improve essential council services as well as be reinvested in The Hobbucks Nature Reserve, adjacent to the land.
A consultation will be launched to get the views of local residents before any decision is made. Residents can have their say when the council publicly advertises its notice of intention to sell the land, this is a statutory requirement to ensure people can comment on the matter.
Leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor John Clarke MBE said:“We wanted to seek the views of nearby residents before we make any decision on what steps we take next.
“The land is suitable for much needed new homes, including affordable homes, and the money made from the sale would be reinvested back into council services. We have a well-established nature reserve on the nearby Hobbucks site and we have been clear that this open space will be protected and enhanced, using some of the revenue from any proposed sale.
We have to strike a balance with providing open spaces, creating more homes and balancing our budget, which is harder than ever as we see less and less government funding which is why we need to look at assets like council owned land. We want local residents to read the proposals and have their say and we will take all comments into consideration before we make any decisions.”
Is this the land at the end of Strathmore Road?
No objection to more houses but need more one bedroom property’s for young to get on housing ladder plus need at least another workable doctors practice.
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Will people be happy living on a Victorian rubbish tip?
How long until the quarry /tip is released into public parkland?
There’s been public access over this land for 30years. Permissive paths through the proposed building area, Mature trees, biodiversity has increased with buzzards, kestrels and barn owls all being regularly observed, indicating the increase in small mammals. But it’s overgrown land.
This land should be kept as it is. I have seen barn owls hunting over this land and and many species of butterflies and moths breed there every year.if it is built on it will reduce the biodiversity in the area considerably,it is used by a large amount of people for exercise, it should be planted up as a woodland area, to help with the reduction of pollution and improve the air quality in the area, we need more wild areas not less.
This area should be kept as a wild area over the summer I have seen two deer, several times in the area, barn owls hunting over the land and numerous species of butterflies and moths breeding there, it should become a woodland area to help with pollution and wildlife diversity, it is used by many people for exercise.
78 YEARS OLD,PLAYED,SCRUMPED,FLOWERS FOR MOTHERS DAY,NEVER SHORT OF VEG.ALWAYS PLENTY TO DO UP OBBOX,ASK MY FRIEND JOHN PARR COUNCILOR FOR YEARS IN GEDLING,HE WILL TELL YOU ABOUT THE OBBOX.CHEERS JOHN THOSE WERE THE DAYS,BARRY DENHAM