Neighbours believe plans for more than 100 homes in a Nottingham suburb have the potential to make it a "better place to live". A large part of the former British Gas Works site on Radford Road, New Basford would be transformed into a estate of 114 homes if permission is granted at Nottingham City Council's planning committee on May 18.
The space is currently undeveloped, with a council report stating it was "disused and overgrown" after many years of being vacant. The area is bounded to the north by Basford Depot - a gas pipeline and infrastructure site.
Local residents said the project had the potential to make the area a "better place to live", adding to the recently built police custody unit and PDSA building. Hartley Whiteley, 59, a retired community worker who lives on Silverdale Road, said: "I didn't know anything about the plan, that would have been a big surprise if they'd starting going up. I'll be happy to see it finally put to some sort of use.
