Major funding approved for demolition of most of the old Broadmarsh Centre in Nottingham, paving the way for a mixed-use development.
Demolition work on most of the old Broadmarsh Centre will begin as soon as possible after major funding was approved in an 'early Christmas present' for Nottingham. The 2020 financial collapse of Intu, which had been running the Broadmarsh centre, left the 1970s structure completely vacant and several shops on surrounding streets have since become empty.
Three failed bids to the Levelling Up Fund were made to try and get the previous government to fund work on the Broad Marsh and, given Nottingham City Council's financial crisis, uncertainty has dogged the development. The East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) has now approved more than £3 million for most of the shopping centre's remains to be flattened. Neghat Khan, Nottingham City Council's leader, said: 'We need to get building because we've spoken about building the economy and we've spoken about the empty shops there. I think if now people see that work start, I think it's a really positive sign for investment.' What would you like to see happen on the Broadmarsh site? Let us know here Half of the former Broadmarsh Centre has already been demolished to make way for the Green Heart, a plant-rich habitat which now sits in the shadow of the remaining Broadmarsh frame. The vision for that remaining half is for a mixed-use site to be created, comprising of 1,600 new homes and 20,000 square metres of office, commercial and leisure space. The development is expected to create around 2,000 jobs and the plan has always been that a small part of the former shopping centre's frame will be retained, becoming a key feature of the new development. A key issue appears to have been the fact that, although interested in the future project, many developers were unwilling to take on the risk of demolishing most of the old shopping centre's fram
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