Ground has been broken on the much anticipated new housing development at Stonebridge Park in St Ann's, Nottingham.

The stalled project has been unlocked thanks to a £5.6m investment from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), and is being delivered through a partnership approach between Nottingham City Council, the HCA and housing provider LHA-ASRA.

Speaking at the sod-cutting ceremony, Leader of Nottingham City Council John Collins, described getting the project off the ground as one of the city’s biggest achievements over the last 10 years, and was grateful for the innovative work of the project partners.


Work will now start in earnest on 95 new homes, which is the first phase of the overall Stonebridge Park community-led regeneration scheme. The masterplan was approved by the tenants and residents association to develop 258 new homes aimed at the comprehensive regeneration of the site. Site preparation has been taking place throughout the past month.

Graham Dobbs, Head of Area for the HCA, said: "From the start this project has been led by the community, and we are pleased they will soon see their neighbourhood start to be transformed further. The scheme has followed a comprehensive approach to regeneration – and our investment into housing is being complemented by health, employment and economic initiatives."

All homes on the project will be built to high environmental and design standards, with the houses achieving Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes. Improvements to the public realm and green space, including Rocket Park, have been incorporated in the plans.

Located on the north eastern fringes of Nottingham city centre, Stonebridge Park is a 60s built estate of around 500 homes now suffering from poor housing standards and bad connectivity typical of 'Radburn' layout estates.

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