Nottinghamshire County Council expects to spend more than £4m alone on opening up the Top Wighay Farm site near Hucknall and Linby so new homes and council offices can be built. The Conservative-led council is planning the huge building project alongside property developer Vistry, which is expected to submit detailed planning documents for the housing next month.
In total, more than 800 houses have already been given outline planning consent for the site, while 600 more could be given permission in future. Now new council papers reveal opening up the site for development is expected to cost £4.382m between now and the end of March 2025.
The costs include construction of a new access road for the residential development, which would also be used to access the council’s future £15.7m office building. Overall, construction and building work provided by the authority is expected to cost £4.078m during this year and the next financial year.
