Planning permission sought for colliery redevelopment

Planning permission is shortly to be lodged for a new development which could see the site of a former Nottinghamshire coal mine turned into new homes.

The land, at Gedling Colliery, will be the site of 1,000 new homes and a new park if permission is granted, the Nottingham Evening Post reports.

Before the application is lodged there will be a public display of the plans for consultation purposes.

The development follows negotiations between landowner UK Coal, the East Midlands Development Agency, and government regeneration body English Partnerships.

Gedling's MP, Vernon Coaker, told the paper the development would strike an ideal balance between housing and environmental needs, saying: "If this goes ahead we get the country park, the road and a development of houses that protects the green belt."

In other planning news, a developer has asked for his plans to build homes on the site of a pub in Carlisle to be taken out of the city council's hands.

Local planning consultants Taylor and Hardy have lodged an appeal with the Planning Inspectorate after developer Ron Wood had his plans to demolish the Inglewood Forest pub and build 41 homes rejected twice by the authority, the News and Star reported.


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