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New final plans submitted for homes on former Raleigh site

By Lauren Monaghan, Junior Local Democracy Reporter

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More than 100 new homes could soon be built on the former site of renowned Nottingham bike company Raleigh after fresh plans were submitted to the local council.

Homes by Honey has applied for planning permission relating to the detail of the design, layout and appearance of the 125-property development in Church Street, Eastwood.

Broxtowe Borough Council received the application last Thursday (April 24) and will make a final decision.

The large scheme – on the former headquarters of bike giant Raleigh – was granted outline planning permission in January 2025. Enhanced plans now reveal what the development could look like.

There will be 113 open market homes, with four two-beds, 53 three-beds, 53 four-beds and three five-beds. The scheme includes 12 affordable homes split between one to three-bed properties.

The £41 million housing development – which will be called Raleigh – will have a “contemporary slant” according to planning papers.

Road access will come from the south off Church Street with pedestrian access also planned from the north of the site along with the creation of new green space areas situated around the centre and edges of the development.

Honey has also committed financial contributions of more than £1 million towards education, healthcare and bus services in the local area.

Raleigh moved onto the site in the early 2000s but its head office moved to the nearby Durban House in August 2024.

Built in the 19th Century, Durban House is known for its use as the wages officer for the collieries where renowned writer DH Lawrence’s father worked.

Raleigh has first proposed plans to turn the Church Street site into new housing in 2019, in which the council granted outline permission for in 2020.

At the time Raleigh said the buildings were underused and in a poor state of repair since its manufacturing stopped in the city more than 20 years ago.

The pandemic brought about economic uncertainty meaning the manufacturer decided to review its disposal strategy for the site – housing plans were submitted again in 2023.

A final decision on the development’s layout and appearance will be made by the borough council at a later date.