Residents in Bingham have said while they back plans for 1,000 new homes being built on a large site to the north of the town, they want to see enough infrastructure in place to cope with demand.
Homes are already being built on the vast site to the north of the train station, along both sides of Chapel Lane just off the A46.
According to Nottinghamshire County Council, the plans for the 1,000 homes have taken a step closer as plans for upgrades to six junctions as part of the A614/A6097 scheme have been submitted.
If planning permission is approved for the road upgrades in summer 2022, work on the £28.6m scheme is expected to start in summer 2023 and be complete by summer 2025.
This is expected to open up the land to the north of Bingham which has been allocated for the new homes.
The Romans' Quarter development with hundreds of homes has already been finished which will be included in the total of 1,050 homes, with one resident there previously saying local transport links were a big pull.
While residents in the older part of Bingham have said they're for the plans for the new properties, they hope the required infrastructure is in place too.
A new leisure centre called Bingham Arena is expected to open in the summer, and a primary school will be built too, but some residents have said they want to see a new doctor's surgery there as well.
Mike Lee, 67, who's retired and lives on Kirkhill, said: "It is a massive site, it's huge, but I am very much for it as it's progress.
"It will be fine as long as there is everything that's needed there.
"There is already an impact on traffic, sometimes we have to wait at the end of our drive for a while before we can get out, but everyone has got that problem.
"This road could act as a rat run if the A46 is not used as much."
Mike's wife Alana Lee, 68, retired, said: "I welcome it as well, it's good for Bingham and it will be good for local businesses too.
"I hope the infrastructure is in place and there's a doctor's surgery, traffic is already increasing along Kirkhill."
Richard Montgomery, 76, who's retired and lives on St Mary's Road, said: "I'm surprised by the size of it, I walk every day there as part of my walk, it looks nearly as big as Bingham is already, it goes on as far as you can see.
"But it's a nice place to live and I don't see that housing changing that, one big community will be created.
"You always hear bad stories about housing, but the ones on the new site have been selling really well, so people can't be as bad off as some have been saying."
Angela Hunter, who's retired and lives in Bingham, said: "I do have a concern about the infrastructure and if there will be enough in place, there needs to be enough things like doctors and certain shops.
"Everywhere wants new housing, and the development is so far out of the town; I would like to see smaller houses being built too.
"I've been here for seven years, and it doesn't affect me that much though, Bingham has a good school and good bus services."
Katie Wagstaff, 38, who lives in Barnstone but was shopping in Bingham town centre, said: "Where are they going to send their kids to school? There could do with being a doctor's surgery too.
"I've no issue with the development, but there needs to be enough services available."
There are hopes the new leisure centre will be as popular as Rushcliffe Arena in West Bridgford once it's open.
Conservative councillor Andy Edyvean, deputy leader and portfolio holder for business and growth at Rushcliffe Borough Council, said: "The biggest concern residents have is they hope infrastructure will not drag behind housing for years and years, but we have consulted a lot with Bingham residents.
"There is a new leisure centre set to open in the summer, and we're hopeful it will be used as extensively as the Rushcliffe Arena in West Bridgford, as that's an enormous success and great benefit for people there and the surrounding villages.
"The delivery of that project will be very central to Bingham once the housing development is finished, bringing the new community together with the existing one."
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