Plans for a major employment-led development on land at the former Gedling Colliery have been approved, paving the way for new business units, a pub/restaurant and drive-thru facility at Chase Farm.
Gedling Borough Council has approved reserved matters for the scheme on land north of the Chase Farm housing development, bringing forward the next stage of a long-anticipated commercial development that forms part of the wider regeneration of the former colliery site.
The application, submitted by Mypad Ltd, sought approval of the detailed design, layout, landscaping, appearance and scale of the development following the granting of outline planning permission in 2020.
The approved proposals include five buildings, comprising three employment units, a public house/restaurant, and a drive-thru unit, together with parking, servicing areas and landscaping. The employment units are intended to accommodate a mix of industrial, storage, distribution and business uses.
The 3.76-hectare site sits alongside the Gedling Access Road (A6211), which was constructed as part of the wider redevelopment of the former Gedling Colliery. The road also serves the nearby Chase Farm development, where around 1,000 homes have been built in recent years.
Planning documents state that the site has long been earmarked for employment-led mixed-use development under local planning policy, with the aim of creating jobs and supporting regeneration in the area. The allocation allows for employment uses alongside visitor and leisure-related facilities linked to nearby Gedling Country Park.
According to the application, the buildings will be designed in a contemporary industrial style, featuring extensive glazing, modern cladding materials, brickwork and timber-effect detailing. Planning consultants said the approach is intended to create high-quality commercial buildings while reducing the visual impact of larger employment units.
A gas monitoring and extraction facility currently operating on part of the former colliery site will remain in place in the short to medium term, with the approved layout designed to accommodate its continued operation until it is no longer required.
The development will also include landscaped areas and ecological mitigation measures. Planning documents note that the site contains areas of ecological interest, with landscaping and habitat compensation proposals forming part of the approved scheme. Additional mitigation measures will be delivered through conditions attached to the wider outline consent.
In its planning statement, Mypad Ltd argued that the proposals comply with both local and national planning policy, support economic growth and make effective use of previously developed land. The statement concluded that the scheme would provide an appropriate scale and form of development without causing significant impacts on neighbouring occupiers.
The approval marks another milestone in the transformation of the former Gedling Colliery site, which has seen substantial residential development and infrastructure investment over recent years. With the reserved matters now approved, the commercial scheme can move forward subject to the discharge of remaining pre-commencement planning conditions.
