The latest plans to create a new Nottinghamshire village have been put forward with developers being considered.
Nottinghamshire County Council have revealed that they are currently considering "five strong bids from experienced housebuilders" to take on the huge £205m Top Wighay Farm development near Hucknall.
The Top Wighay Farm development, which was given outline planning permission in April 2021, will be made up of 805 new homes, a new primary school, a local commercial centre and green spaces.
The county council have outlined that they expect 1,000 new jobs to be created by the new homes, boosting the economy by more than £873 million over the next decade.
Recently further details were also released on the £15.7m Nottinghamshire County Council office planned to be built at the huge development which is owned by Nottingham County Council.
The full plans for the office, which aims to "transform how public sector services are delivered by the Council", were recently submitted to Gedling Borough Council.
The building would be split across three floors, with the ground floor main entrance leading to rooms used by public-facing services, as well as communal sanitary facilities.
Stiles would lead into a informal shared seating meeting space with meeting and training rooms and open plan offices.
Off the reception, an access controlled stairwell with out of hours access and lift serve the upper storeys which are divided into office space and meeting room accommodation.
The building will primarily serve as office space for Nottinghamshire County Council, together with ancillary accommodation meeting rooms.
The building is proposed to not primarily be public-facing,with only one department (the Adult Access Service) providing services to the public in the building - this will also be limited with only one client attending at any one time.
Councillor Keith Girling, Chairman of Nottinghamshire County Council's Economic Development and Asset Management Committee, said: “We’re making good progress with our plans to move more County Council services into low carbon buildings, including the one planned at Top Wighay.
“Having new, more efficient buildings, which will be home to front-line services, will mean long-term savings for taxpayers and will also reduce our impact on the environment. We can operate at a lower cost, whilst also generating income by leasing out space to other organisations.
“The proposed building at Top Wighay will be part of a new sustainable village, with more than 800 new homes and a new primary school. We estimate that it will create more than 1,000 new jobs and boost the economy by more than £873 million over the next decade.
“We are currently assessing five strong bids from experienced housebuilders and we hope to soon be in a position to select the best.
“This will be great news for the local area, and I look forward to seeing this become a reality.”
The application for the Nottinghamshire County Council office currently pending consideration by Gedling Borough Council.
To read all the biggest and best stories first sign up to read our newsletters here.
