Mansfield development awarded £3 million of D2N2 funding

Consisting of four proposed phases, the £250 million development, which is being built on land part-owned by Nottinghamshire County Council, will feature up to 1,700 new homes – of which 30 per cent will be affordable – as well as 190,000 sqm of employment floor space and 31,000 sqm of commercial space.

With phase one of the project progressing well and due to deliver the first 530 housing units to the site, the D2N2 funding will go towards phase two of the development involving the construction of a spine road to serve the wider development and the surrounding area.

The spine road will unlock space for 475 homes plus shops, a health centre, care homes and a new primary school and nursery.

Local bus links and green routes will also be established to support as many as 4,000 new jobs.

Work on phase two is due to begin in January and be completed by March 2022

Lindhurst is just the latest capital investment D2N2 has made in Mansfield and follows investments into the redevelopment of the town’s Old Town Hall and the Allied Health Care Provision facility based at Vision West Nottinghamshire College.

Elizabeth Fagan, D2N2 chair, said: “This development will be key to shaping the future of Mansfield.

"It has the needs of the local community at its core, providing homes and new jobs to improve the prospects for the whole area.”

Richard Bowden of the Lindhurst Group said: “We are most grateful to the county council for sponsoring our application for £3 million, which has helped to make this early start on this element of the site possible.”

Coun Stuart Richardson, portfolio holder for regeneration and growth at Mansfield District Council, said: “This is great news for Mansfield district as the spine road will unlock space for hundreds of much-needed new homes and community facilities.

“Our district is experiencing an exciting period of opportunity for growth and renewal and the Lindhurst development will further enhance the economic make-up of Mansfield and help the district to thrive.”