Business owners in a 'forgotten' part of Nottingham have described feeling 'in limbo' after plans were dropped to revamp a row of shops opposite the Motorpoint Arena. Proposals to enhance the front of a string of shops in Southwell Road, near Sneinton Market, had been earmarked as part of the Nottingham Heritage Action Zone.
Announced several years ago, the five-year programme, supported by Historic England funding and worth £2.7m overall for heritage-led regeneration, included 17 projects aiming to revitalise historic and neglected buildings across the city centre.
The city council said other building projects had been successful with improvements completed or in progress on streets including Upper Parliament Street, Angel Row, Market Street and Wheeler Gate. But the council said that due to the "costs and deliverability challenges" the revamp in Southwell Road had not gone ahead.
