Wheels finally in motion to build hundreds of new homes next to tram hub

TOTON PLANS WITH A52 LINK ROAD ARE REVEALED - AND COULD ALSO OPEN UP BARRACKS DEVELOPMENT, BUT COUNCIL LEADER WARNS 'THERE IS STILL A WHOLE LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE'

- By OLIVER PRIDMORE

MAJOR new plans have finally been revealed for a development of more than 800 homes and a new link road off the A52 as leaders say they will have a "huge impact" on the area.

The development in Toton would take an estimated 14 years to build and be served by a brand new road off Brian Clough Way which itself could unlock a separate development of around 1,000 homes.

The plans have been set back for years by uncertainty over funding and despite the progress, the local council leader says there is still a “whole lot of work” needed before building starts. The development site for 880 homes is spread across 60 acres of land by NET’s Toton Lane Park and Ride and the brand new link road would have to go right over their tracks.

Bloor Homes is the company behind the plans and as well as the impact of the housing, the company says the link road bypassing the Bardills Roundabout will provide an access point to the Chetwynd Barracks site. Plans have been discussed for years to put housing on the historic Army barracks and the Defence Secretary recently told The Post a closure date for the site should be confirmed in months.

Milan Radulovic, Broxtowe Borough Council's leader, believes up to 3,000 houses could eventually be built in the area and said the new planning application could give a boost to the Chetwynd project.

Councillor Radulovic said: "There’s a whole lot of work that needs to be done still, but it’s a very exciting development because it also opens up the possibility of the Chetwynd Barracks development without putting pressure on existing road structures. I hope the government and other public bodies now get their heads round the fact that Chetwynd is a major development and release some public funding to make it happen.