Plans submitted for major Nottingham redevelopment

Henry Boot Developments (HBD) has revealed plans for the redevelopment of the former Imperial Tobacco site in Nottingham, submitting a planning application with the potential to create more than 500 new jobs.

The landmark 48-acre site had been home to Imperial Tobacco’s UK production and distribution facility since the late 1960’s, before production moved overseas in 2016. HBD purchased the site last summer in a multimillion pound deal.

The new development, named ‘New Horizon’, will stretch over the southern half of the site, covering 28 acres and providing up to 46,000m² of new industrial buildings for a variety of uses.

The site could also be suitable for other uses, with the planning application also including car dealership use to complement the recently opened Aston Martin facility.

Henry Boot Developments Regional Manager Justin Sheldon commented: “On completion, our investment in the site will exceed £60M, with the potential to create more than 500 new jobs. I cannot think of a better located site, capable of providing this volume and scale of development so readily accessible to the motorway, ring road, city centre and labour force.”