Gedling Borough Council and the Greater Carlton Neighbourhood Board have unveiled a 10-year, £20m Regeneration Plan for Greater Carlton.
The plan, developed with residents, local businesses, community groups and strategic organisations across Nottinghamshire, sits within the Government’s Plan for Neighbourhoods and the wider Pride in Place programme. It sets out a roadmap to improve opportunity, strengthen community pride, and deliver long-term change for more than 53,000 residents.
Across all engagement activity, residents consistently emphasised the same priorities: safer neighbourhoods, more opportunities for young people, improved health and wellbeing, vibrant high streets, and investment in green spaces and community assets.
Leader of Gedling Borough Council, John Clarke said: “This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to shape a brighter future for Greater Carlton. Our communities have been clear about what matters most to them, and this plan reflects their voice at every stage. Over the next decade, this investment will help create safer streets, stronger neighbourhoods, and more opportunities for our residents to thrive.”
At the heart of the plan are five missions that reflect those priorities, and which will inform investments made by the Board over the next decade. These focus on; raising skill levels and creating opportunities for learning, improving youth provision and aspirations, tackling health inequalities through better green spaces and community facilities, strengthening the local economy and high streets, and improving safety and the feeling of safety across neighbourhoods.
Each mission translates into a series of targeted interventions designed to address the specific needs of local communities, particularly in areas where inequality is most concentrated.
The plan recognises the distinct character of Greater Carlton’s neighbourhoods and balances investment across the whole footprint with more targeted support for areas facing the most significant challenges, including parts of Netherfield, Carlton Hill and Cavendish. It also reflects the area’s rich industrial, cultural and natural heritage.
Chair of Greater Carlton Neighbourhood Board, David S Stewart OBE DL said: “This ten-year plan is a wonderful opportunity for the residents of Greater Carlton to work together to enhance and regenerate the community. We want everyone to have a say in shaping the future so that there is a real sense of pride in place.”
Additional match funding and partnership opportunities will be explored with external organisations to maximise the impact of the £20m core investment.
By 2036, the plan aims to have delivered a measurable shift in the confidence, opportunity and wellbeing of Greater Carlton.
