New plans for a 265-home estate have been put forward after neighbours expressed concerns over traffic and ancient woods. The large estate would be built behind Hawksley Gardens, on the edge of Clifton near Clifton Village, if Avant Homes is given detailed planning permission by Nottingham City Council.
Outline permission was granted for a new housing development on vacant farmland and private playing fields in 2020, meaning the development could go-ahead 'in principal' ahead of the submission of a more detailed planning application. But recently a second reserved matters application was made after the first was withdrawn so the housebuilder could address comments received during the planning process.
In a planning document, Avant Homes said they were told more of the existing features on the site should be utilised, parking needed to be considered, and infrastructure should be integrated. People living on Hawksley Gardens, who have opposed the plans for years, previously expressed worries over the extra traffic using the cul-de-sac to enter the new estate and the potential damage to the nearby ancient woodland and its wildlife.
