Improvements are now essential to keep Hucknall moving and to aid regeneration by making shops and local services easier to get to. These proposals will make shopping, visiting and travelling around Hucknall a more pleasurable experience and will give Hucknall town centre a new reputation in Nottinghamshire as an attractive place for living and working.

In order to do this, improvement measures are being proposed which feature the following key elements:

• An attractive pedestrianised area of High Street – between the Market Place and the junction of Watnall Road
• A new relief road between Annesley Road and Station Road to deal with displaced traffic
• A two way ‘Bus only’ link between the new relief road and High Street
• Introduction of traffic restrictions on Baker Street/South Street to link the Market Place more directly with the High Street
• General improvements to pedestrian links and enhanced landscaping

A planning application for the construction of the new relief road was submitted to the County Planning Authority on the 7th December 2009. This has enabled the planning consultation period to start on the 5th January 2010 for the next 21 days.

The main documents that accompany the application can be viewed online or a hard copy may be viewed by members of the public at Hucknall Library, Hucknall Leisure Centre, Tesco, Ashfield District Council Offices and Trent Bridge House in West Bridgford, Nottingham. The improvements to the High Street will follow the construction of the new relief road.

To help you imagine how the town centre will look after the completion of these proposals - artists impressions of these are available online.

Nottinghamshire County Council and Ashfield District Council are committed to improving the environment in Hucknall town centre and promoting the continued economic recovery of the area. Nottinghamshire County Council and Ashfield District Council have been working in joint partnership to develop the scheme based on comments received from the 2004 and 2007 consultations. The scheme will be funded by the Government, the County Council and developer contributions. The delivery of the proposed improvements is subject to a successful bid for Government funding.

Why do we need these proposals?

The heart of Hucknall is in need of a boost to support it’s growing community. Getting around is becoming more difficult with increased traffic congesting the High Street.

Congested traffic	Obstructive parked or loading vehicles
Bus routes face problems and journey times increase	Difficult to cross the road safely

What can we do?

The following are example photographs taken from other similar schemes in Nottinghamshire which bring improvement for the whole community

Broadgate, Beeston Quality landscaping and paving added to make the town more visually appealing
Cartergate, Newark Introduction of a pedestrianised area to make shopping more pleasant. Feedback from local traders at Cartergate in Newark has been very positive
Central Avenue, West Bridgford Easier to get around

Map of the proposed improvement scheme

Map of the proposed scheme [PDF 644KB]

The main documents that accompany the application can be viewed online here.

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