Hundreds of new homes to be built as £100m project starts

Housing Wed, Mar 23, 2016 10:33 AM

Hundreds of new homes to be built as £100m project starts

Partners involved in the £100 million transformation of the former colliery site at Cotgrave gathered this week to see the start of the project to build over 450 homes.

Representatives from Rushcliffe Borough Council, the HCA, Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes attended as well as other key partners involved in the project: Nottinghamshire County Council, Metropolitan Housing Trust, Cotgrave Town Council and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) attended - all of whom have played a key role in bringing this ground-breaking project to fruition.

Cotgrave is an 8-10 year project with a value of approximately £100 million. Spread over 34 hectares, the site is a derelict pithead site on a former colliery and will deliver 450 new homes of which 141 will be affordable. The project will also provide nearly 600 jobs through the development of 18,500 sq m of employment floor space.

Rushcliffe, the borough in which Cotgrave sits, is only the second council in the East Midlands to be awarded ‘Client Based Status’ under the National Skills Academy for Construction and the first in the D2N2* Local Enterprise Partnership.  This means that developers and housebuilders will employ and offer training opportunities to local people when building new homes. This approach has been adopted at the Cotgrave site, and will be delivered and supported by Barratt Homes and employment partners.

Cllr Neil Clarke, Leader of Rushcliffe Borough Council, said: “This major development is a massive boost for Cotgrave and Rushcliffe’s economy, as well as providing new homes and giving local people opportunities for work and training. It is another way we are transforming Cotgrave from a former pit village into an even more desirable location to live and do business. Rushcliffe Borough Council is proud to continue to support developments which benefit local communities.”

Graham Dobbs, Head of Midlands North for the HCA - the government's housing and regeneration agency which has invested £3.6 million into Cotgrave said: "We are really pleased that the work and investment we have put into this project along with the the council, developers and local people over many years is now coming to fruition. As well as new homes for local people, we will also boost job opportunities and local economic growth."

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