The former Babbington Colliery site in Bulwell has been allocated in a new development plan as a site for 500 new homes. The vast spoil tip of the former colliery, known as Stanton Tip, in Hempshill Vale, has been provisionally identified as a site for new housing in the freshly published plan by the Greater Nottingham Planning Partnership, which aims to set out where thousands more homes could be built across the county by 2038.
The site spans 42.65 hectares, with five to 10 hectares of employment space outlined in the plan. News of the site's inclusion in the development plan comes after Nottingham City Council made a decision to sell 40 acres of the land, to the north of the A610 and west of Cinderhill, in 2017.
The land was sold to developers Omnivale, who already owned a large part of the site, ahead of the necessary work needed to build on the old colliery. The land, which has become overgrown and almost resembles a nature reserve, has become used as a local dog walking spot.
