Plans to add 1,000 houses to Bingham have taken a step closer, according to the council.
Plans for upgrades to six junctions as part of the A614/A6097 scheme have now been submitted to Nottinghamshire County Council’s planning team.
They say the scheme will open up land to the north of Bingham which has been allocated for 1,000 houses along with employment development.
If planning permission is approved in summer 2022, works on the £28.6m scheme are expected to start in summer 2023 and be complete by summer 2025.
Eric Sharp has lived in the town for nearly 50 years and told Nottinghamshire Live he understands why so many houses are planned for Bingham.
He said: "They're building a lot already.
"This is a lovely place to live - we enjoy living here - so why should we complain about other people wanting to live here too?
"As long as they build the infastructure, we are absolutely fine with it.
"I moved here in 1974 and it has changed a lot since then, but it still has a centre where people can go and shop which is nice.
"We have got great transport links, an excellent bus service, I think it's got everything, really."
The six junctions included in the plans are:
- Ollerton Roundabout – the intersection of the A614 / A616 / A6075 roundabout
- Mickledale Lane junction – the A614 / Mickledale Lane crossroads
- White Post roundabout – the A614 / Mansfield Road roundabout
- Warren Hill junction – the A614 / A6097 priority junction
- Lowdham Roundabout – the A6097 / A612 Nottingham Road / Southwell Road roundabout,
- Kirk Hill junction – the A6097 / Kirk Hill crossroads.
Along with the houses planned for Bingham the scheme is also hoped to open up land in Ollerton which is planned for hundreds of homes, as well as the development of the former Thoresby Colliery site, which is earmarked for 850 new houses.
Councillors are due to consider moving the scheme on to a further stage and will discuss giving the Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) and Side Roads Order (SRO) process the green light at the meeting of the Economic Development and Asset Management Committee later this month.
Councillor Keith Girling, Chairman of the Economic Development and Asset Management Committee, said: “The A614/A6097 upgrade scheme is vital to how we will continue to support growth and investment in Nottinghamshire.
“It will enable roads to operate more efficiently by reducing congestion, improving the reliability of journey times whilst also providing increased capacity at key junctions which will help facilitate economic growth in the area.
“I am delighted that we will soon be at the planning submission stage of the project, and I’d like to make a mention of the project team who have spent 11 months refining the application ready for its submission.
“If planning permission is approved, the scheme will unlock the development of the former Thoresby Colliery site, which is earmarked for 850 new houses and 2.3 hectares of employment land which will bring new jobs to the area.
“The scheme will also open up land to the north of Petersmith Drive, Ollerton which has been allocated 305 new houses and land to the north of Bingham for 1,000 houses and employment development.
“We hope that this scheme will provide real economic momentum, especially during the current pandemic, in and around the area.”
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