Residents and councillors are worried hundreds of new homes could be 'foisted' on a Nottinghamshire town they claim is at 'breaking point'. A proposed extension of 640 homes has been proposed for Top Wighay in Linby as part of a joint plan between Nottingham City Council, Gedling Borough Council, Broxtowe Borough Council and Rushcliffe Borough Councils to allocate areas for 2,000 homes.
The £205m Top Wighay housing project, which was given outline planning permission in April 2021, is already allocated for 805 new homes, a new primary school, a local commercial centre and green spaces. After the consultation on the draft Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan ended on February 14, Ashfield Independent councillors in nearby Hucknall accused neighbouring councils of "foisting additional housing and pressures on the Hucknall infrastructure” in a formal objection.
The expansion of the project would lie within Gedling Borough Council's boundaries, which has said the prospective "housing is concentrated in the most sustainable locations". But Dave Shaw, Ashfield Independent councillor for Hucknall West, argued the additional houses would put more strain on the neighbouring town's services.
