Neighbours have voiced their concern over a loss of greenery if 640 extra homes are built at a 'new village' in Nottinghamshire. A proposed extension of 640 homes has been provisionally proposed for Top Wighay in Hucknall as part of a joint plan between Nottingham City Council, Gedling Borough Council, Broxtowe Borough Council and Rushcliffe Borough Councils to allocate areas for 2,000 homes.
The £205m Top Wighay housing project, which was given outline planning permission in April 2021, is currently allocated for 805 new homes, a new primary school, a local commercial centre and green spaces. Some locals were not keen on hundreds more homes being built on green land, although others fully endorsed the plans.
Fiona Rutherford, 32, a charity director who lives near to the Top Wighay site, said: "It has been lovely having all of this lovely green land behind our homes, we'd lose more of that view with those extra homes.
