NEW HOUSING AREA 6

BROOMHILL FARM

Proposed by
Ashfield District Council
Location
South of Hucknall, an extension of the Broomhill and Welbeck estates.
Size
 250 houses on about 10 hectares.
Existing use
This is all pastoral farmland at present.
Advantages
  • The site is close to existing community facilities on the Welbeck estate eg shops, pub, schools.
  • Close to bus route - access to Nottingham.
  • Close to the A611 dual carriageway Hucknall by-pass and motorway links.
Disadvantages
  • The site would reduce the green corridor between Bulwell and Hucknall.
  • The land is all existing Green Belt, with mature hedgerows and trees.
  • The land is valuable open space close to the Welbeck / Broomhill housing.
  • A long way from Hucknall shopping centre or Bulwell shopping centre.
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