Tuesday 30th April 2024
EMCCA calls for schemes as part of ambitious drive to build up to 1,400 homes across the region
Monday 10th March 2025
Homes boost for brownfield sites across East Midlands
Wednesday 21st May 2025
Mayor Claire Ward has called for more homes to be built on brownfield land. Now, that vision is becoming a reality.
We’re bringing under-used land back to life with our ambitious aim to build 52,000 new homes across Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham, and Nottinghamshire.
This work is already underway thanks to nearly £17 million in government funding through the Brownfield Housing Fund.
This funding, secured by the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA), will support 12 housing schemes that will transform brownfield sites into thriving new communities.
EMCCA received over 50 applications for funding from across the region. Independent experts at Cushman & Wakefield reviewed each application based on how quickly the schemes could get underway and their potential impact.
12 schemes have been identified for grant support from the East Midlands Combined County Authority.
| Scheme name | Developer | Location | Local authority area | No. |
| Queens Road (Ph2) | MRP Investment & Development | Nottingham (NG2 3NH) | Nottingham City Council | 382 |
| The Island Quarter (Ph1) | Conygar Investments | Nottingham (NG2 4LA) | Nottingham City Council | 322 |
| Hawton Lane | Lovell | New Balderton (NG24 3DN) | Newark & Sherwood | 309 |
| Land off Bridge Street | Wheeldon Brothers | Langley Mill (NG16 4EE) | Amber Valley | 109 |
| Trent Basin West (Ph1 Only) | Igloo | Nottingham
(NG2 4BN) |
Nottingham City Council | 45 |
| Castleward | Lovell | Derby (DE1 2RJ) | Derby City Council | 112 |
| St Peters Street | Michael Placks (on behalf of JMS Construction Ltd) | Derby (DE1 1SN) | Derby City Council | 50 |
| Miller Road | Chesterfield Borough Council | Chesterfield
(S43 3BE) |
Chesterfield | 18 |
| Welbeck Gardens | Forge New Homes | Bolsover (S44 6XX) | Bolsover | 58 |
| Leviers Court | Nottingham Community Housing Association | Arnold (NG5 8AX) | Gedling | 30 |
| Mansfield Road | AG Group | Derby (DE1 3QY) | Derby City Council | 33 |
| Former Argos, Bath Street | Erewash Borough Council on behalf of Huntington Property One Ltd (developer) | Ilkeston (DE7 8FB) | Erewash | 11 |
| TOTAL | 1,479 |
With so much interest in the funding, EMCCA is already in discussions with the Government and Homes England about ways to unlock even more opportunities for housebuilding—so we can keep building the homes our region needs.