The land is 'very popular'
The former Babbington Colliery site in Bulwell has been allocated in a new development plan as a site for 500 new homes. The vast spoil tip of the former colliery, known as Stanton Tip, in Hempshill Vale, has been provisionally identified as a site for new housing in the freshly published plan by the Greater Nottingham Planning Partnership, which aims to set out where thousands more homes could be built across the county by 2038.
"In Nottingham and in the whole country there's a shortage of housing. I'm sure there's probably a need for more homes in Bulwell too, a lot of them have been built out elsewhere - like in Hucknall. Wildlife can still be maintained if they keep some green space." However, others in the area had reservations about the development. Jeff Richards, 75, who lives on nearby Paddock Close, said: "I take the dogs up there. It's very popular with people on their bikes or walking their dogs.
Babbington Colliery was previously known as Cinderhill Colliery and operated from 1840 to 1986. In order for the site to be redeveloped, it was previously reported that the tip would need to be re-profiled, creating a platform. And there's also a need to drain slurry lagoons and fill them in and make them compact.
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