It was announced yesterday that the plan to build two new lines on the NET Tram network is to get the go ahead following the final sign off from the Government.
The two new lines will connect the south and west of Nottingham to the heart of the city centre, and most importantly the Southside Business District. Work is to start in January 2012 with services planned to start by 2014.
Councillor Jane Urquhart from Nottingham City Council said “This is fantastic news for Nottingham. In these constrained financial and economic times it means a significant boost to the local economy, more jobs and better public transport for thousands of people.”
The Tram will form part of the new transport Hub at Nottingham Rail Station where trains, tram, bus and car networks will come together to create a world class multi-modal transport network in Nottingham. The ease for staff, visitors and clients to get to companies based in Southside is one of the major reasons they have located here.
With companies such as Capital One, Nottingham City Council, Browne Jacobson, Ikano Financial Services, Shoosmiths and Crytek already based here, we are hoping that the Tram and Station redevelopment will attract many more into the business district.
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The next Invest in Nottingham Day is almost upon us. 19th September 2011 will see Nottingham open its doors to potential investors, occupiers, developers and many more to find out about the development opportunities in the city.
The Invest in Nottingham Club have been busy inviting guests up to Nottingham for the day to attend a range of events and sessions in the city. Nottingham City Council’s Corporate Director of Development, David Bishop said:
“Not many other cities can demonstrate such investment momentum, The Hub Railway Station Improvement, Tram Phase Two, Broadmarsh and Victoria Centre transformation, new university buildings… the list goes on. I would expect that many of our visitors will want to get on board with such a progressive city”.
Southside will yet again be a key feature for the day with a Regeneration Tour passing through the heart of the business district highlighting the development opportunities.
To find out more about the Invest in Nottingham Day, or to register to attend,visit the Invest in Nottingham website www.investinnottingham.com.
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Law firm Browne Jacobson are to move their Nottingham office to Mowbray House, adjacent to the HM Customs and Revenue offices in the Southside Business District.
This is more great news for the growing business district and Browne Jacobson will join the likes of Capital One, Ikano, Shoosmiths, Crytek, Capital One, Nottingham City Council and East Midlands Trains.
The story from Insider Magazine:
“Browne Jacobson, which also has offices in Birmingham and London, had been looking to move out of its 44 Castle Gate offices for some time.
The firm has decided to move into the Grade A office space, which was designed by Hopkins in the 1990s. At the time it was widely seen as a pioneering green project in the UK.
Jones Lang LaSalle’s Nottingham office acted for Mapeley on the deal.
Lorraine Baggs, trade and investment manager at Invest in Nottingham told Insider: “Browne Jacobson, as one of Nottingham’s top law firms, are an integral part of the city’s business community and an active member of the Invest in Nottingham Club. We’re delighted that its roots will remain in the city during its expansion programme.
“Its move to Southside business district further strengthens the offer in the area and will encourage more occupiers to consider the new and existing schemes available.”
In 2010/11 the firm announced five new partner and 13 associate promotions. Three additional partners were recruited to the firm, including Peter Ware, Kate Andrews and Juliette Shaw, bringing the total number of lawyers at the firm to 283.
Managing partner, Iain Blatherwick, said: “We are delighted to have broken through the £35m barrier, posting our best ever turnover figures in a market which remains very competitive.
“The growth has been achieved through winning new clients and new work, by working harder and finding innovative ways of delivering our service.”
Source: Insider Magazine
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Westfield have announced a £500 million plan to redevelop the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre. The plan will have a significant impact on the Southside Business District by creating a direct link from Southside into the heart of the city centre.
The plan will see new pedestrianised areas linking the northern tip of Southside to the rest of the shopping centre and city centre. According to press releases, new stores in the redeveloped Broadmarsh will include Marks and Spencers, Debenhams as well as a Harvey Nichols.
The new plans for Broadmarsh are part of wider plans to invest over £1.3 billion on major capital schemes in Nottingham over the next four years – including the new train station, tram expansion and two redeveloped shopping centres amongst others. As well as watching this space on development pland ins Southside, it is certainly an exciting time for the rest of the city!
More information can be found on Westfield’s Broadmarsh website.
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The Hub, the redevelopment of Nottingham Train Station, is part of a £53 million bid sought from the Government to kick start schemes to help develop the economies in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
The Tram stop on Station Street
The shadow Local Enterprise Partnership has submitted the bid to the Regional Growth Fund, a fund which is designed to stimulate jobs and investment.
The bid also includes plans to create a new MediPark, a new science park for companies in the medical technologies companies, at Queens Medical Centre in the city as well as a wide range of projects around Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
The Southside team will keep an ever watchful eye on the bid and hope that this will help towards delivering a world class transport interchange the Southside Business District deserves.
More information on The Hub can be found here
For more details on the story visit the Nottingham Evening Post website.
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Work starts in earnest this year on the redevelopment of Nottingham’s railway station.
Further details of the design of the proposed new multi-storey car park at Nottingham’s railway station will be considered at a meeting of Nottingham City Council’s Development Control Committee on 19 January prior to construction work starting in March.
The striking new 950 space car park, which will incorporate office and retail premises at ground level, will be built by Vinci Construction.
The new car park will be built on the western end of the existing surface station car parking area on Queen’s Road.
The remainder of the existing surface station car park will be made available for redevelopment as part of the wider Southside redevelopment.
The public right of way across the station footbridge will be temporarily closed to enable construction to take place safely.
This is the first significant phase of the railway station redevelopment. Future works to the main station buildings will provide new and enhanced passenger and operational facilities including a new ticket office, waiting rooms, shops and cafes. A new concourse will also be built to enable an improved passenger interchange connecting with lines two and three of the tram extension proposals (NET Phase Two). The railway station work is due to be completed by 2014.
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The Peel Group, advised by NJL Consulting, have successfully extended the lifetime of planning permission for a 45,000 sq m high-profile, regeneration scheme at the Sovereign House site, Queens Bridge Road, Nottingham – directly opposite the station.
Peel's Unity Sqaure
Unity Square is Peel’s vision for a mixed use destination focused around a newly formed public square incorporating grade A, BREEAM Excellent commercial office space, a new hotel for the city and complementary retail and leisure premises.
The site is at the heart of the Southside Business District which is a highly accessible and prominent commercial quarter focused around Nottingham’s main rail station and the tram hub.
The new planning permission now provides a further 3 years to allow Peel to continue to work with occupiers, partners and stakeholders to set a framework to deliver this catalytic scheme.
Richard Mawdsley Development Manager at Peel said “We are delighted with the permission for Unity Square. We are already in discussion with potential tenants – both hoteliers and office occupiers – but the permission means that the marketing and branding can start in earnest. The scheme is a huge statement of intent by both Peel and the City, in demonstrating that Nottingham will compete with the other UK ‘core cities’ as a very serious business proposition”.
Mark Saunders Senior Consultant at NJL Consulting said “there has been a lot of very good collaborative work undertaken thus far since the early concept stage for Unity Square right through to outline planning permission and beyond, it is very good news that this has been recognised to allow a more flexible arrangement for Peel to move on full steam to delivering Unity Square”.
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The £60 million redevelopment of the Nottingham Train Station has been given the go ahead by the Transport Minister, Norman Baker. The station, at the heart of the Southside Business District, will see work commence as early as January 2011.
Nottingham's New Transport Hub
The project will see the realisation of the long term plan to create a state-of-the-art transport hub – where trains connect with trams, cars, buses, taxi’s and bikes.
Nottingham Express Transit project director Chris Deas said he was delighted that all the partners had agreed the funding for the hub and the regulatory approvals had been signed. “It is a big milestone,” he said. “We are confident it will act as a catalyst to bring the city out of recession with its ability to drive development at the Southside of the city.”
The redevelopment will see new retail space created, improved passenger areas, overhaul of the platforms, highway improvements and a new 950-space multi storey car park.
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Nottingham has been named as the least car dependant city in England by the Campaign for Better Transport. The report highlighted the city’s award winning bus network, the tram system and the investment in the cycle network.
This is great news for the Southside Business District as all three modes of transport highlighted by the report come together in the district. With the train station linking with the tram and bus network and now a new cycle station – people working within the Southside Business District can get to work easier than ever.
Businesses based in Southside are already taking advantage of the excellent transport links and have often been quoted saying it was one of the main features for them to locate in the area.
To find out more on the report have a look at the Guardian article here http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/sep/14/nottingham-named-least-car-dependent?CMP=EMCGT_140910&
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We have now set up a Flickr site to keep you up to date with all the progress in the Southside Business District. The site will feature all the latest images, artist impressions, events and links to other Flickr users images of the Southside area.
To see the images visit the Southside Flickr site here.
Enjoy!
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