New estate plan for former school site approved

The homes are set for the site of the former Rosebrook Primary School

Plans to build 134 new homes on the site of a former school in Mansfield have been approved.

An application for a new development on the site of the demolished Rosebrook Primary School, off Townroe Drive, was first submitted in 2023.

The 12.3-acre (4.98-hectare) site is owned by Nottinghamshire County Council, which previously said it intends to sell the site to housing developers.

Plans show the new homes will be a mix of three- and four-bed houses, bungalows, and one- and two-bed flats.

Documents submitted to Mansfield District Council show a house in neighbouring Abbott Road will be demolished as part of the project, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Papers also show Nottinghamshire County Council, which submitted the application, will need to contribute more than £1.25m to community assets.

This includes more than £750,000 for secondary, post-16, and SEND education, more than £17,000 for a bus stop in Collingham Road and £142,000 towards a doctor's surgery.

Councillors voted to back the plans in principle at a planning committee meeting on Monday.

The county council now has three years to return with more detailed plans, including road layout, design and green spaces.

Planners will also have to meet a number of conditions including a free bus pass scheme for residents, and a property height limit of two-and-a-half storeys.