Traffic gridlock fears as extra land identified for housing

HUNDREDS more homes could be built at Top Wighay after additional usable land was identified under a new plan - but there are fears nearby villages will become "gridlocked".

- By LAUREN MONAGHAN Local democracy reporter

Gedling Borough Council is set to discuss its developing Local Plan in a cabinet meeting on Thursday, July 10, which includes a map revealing where thousands of homes could be built across the borough.

The former Top Wighay Farm site, near Hucknall and Linby, already has permission for 763 one, two, three, four and five-bedrooms homes to be built along with 21 acres of employment land, a local centre and new primary school.

This land has been previously allocated for around 1,500 homes.

Nottinghamshire County Council's new £19 million Oak House building also forms part of the site.

But the new map to be discussed next week shows more land near the Top Wighay site could be used for further housing - potentially meaning hundreds of extra homes could one day be built at the growing site.