Environmental campaigners are calling on Nottingham City Council to build the next Broad Marsh so sustainably that it will last for at least 150 years. The redevelopment of the 20-acre Broad Marsh site is one of the most significant city centre projects in the UK.
Following the collapse of intu, the owners of the former shopping centre, work began in 2020 on deciding the future of the site. Among the plans already revealed are for the shell of the old shopping centre to be reused and turned into a "unique structure" in the heart of Nottingham.
Work is also progressing on a 'green heart' in the Broad Marsh, with an area the size of the City Ground pitch set to be covered in trees and planting. But as a crucial decision on £20 million of funding for the project is expected this month, environmental campaigners are now calling on Nottingham City Council to be clearer on how environmentally friendly the new Broad Marsh will be.
