Investing in the Past to Unlock Nottinghams's Cultural and Commercial Future Potential

Posted by Carter Jonas - Building Consultancy on 23rd February 2023 -

Redevelopment of a vast site around the former Broadmarsh shopping centre is key to unlocking Nottingham’s potential as a driver for the UK economy. Infrastructure View hears why, despite failure to secure Levelling Up Funding, Nottingham City Council’s long-awaited project will continue to transform the city.

Nottingham City Council has vowed to press ahead with plans to kickstart stalled redevelopment plans for the city’s iconic Broadmarsh Centre shopping centre site despite the government’s recent rejection of its bid for Levelling Up Funds.

While there is clearly disappointment that Whitehall failed to back the Council, the 1970s concrete frame structure remains at the heart of the city’s ambitious multi-billion-pound regeneration vision for the Southside of Nottingham. This includes creating a new Nottingham College City Hub, developing the Island Quarter mixed-use urban village, a new car park, bus station, central library building and major improvements to the public space around the wider Broadmarsh area.

The £20m Levelling Up Fun bid was part of a total £57m package submitted by the city across three major projects. All were rejected but the council’s plans to re-connect and re-establish the cultural and commercial links across the historic heart of the city that were severed when the concrete complex landed in the 1970s will continue, according to Council Leader Cllr David Mellen.

“All three Nottingham bids were very strong and clearly aligned to what the Levelling Up Fund is meant to be about. So it’s a big disappointment that all of them have been turned down,” explained Mellen. “Work will still get underway this year, using national funding we have already secured. We will continue our public realm improvements in the area, which are also funded from a different Government pot.”

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