Legal problems that could have hindered the development of an Arnold field have been resolved, Gedling Borough Council says.
In 2022 the authority advertised a notice over its intention to dispose of public open space land off Killisick Lane, which is made up of three smaller parcels of land.
The uncultivated land was predominantly used by dog walkers, with a public bridleway intersecting the open space and leading to Hobbucks Local Nature Reserve.
The council decided to sell off the land a year later in 2023.
However the council says it came to light that a section of the land was not owned by the authority itself.
“During the process of disposing of this land, it has come to light that a section of Killisick Lane, linking two parcels of council-owned land to the east and west, was previously unregistered and not in the council’s ownership at the time of the original disposal decision,” council delegated decision documents say.
Applicant Strata Homes is currently building 45 homes on part of the land, after Gedling Borough Council gave the final go-ahead in December last year. It has advertised market homes with guide prices between £440,000 and £650,000.
The homes will be a mixture of 14 three-beds and 31 five-beds with most being detached and some featuring separate garages.
The new site will be accessed from the south, from Strathmore Road, where an existing carriageway currently terminates and will be extended for the new homes.
Documents say further development of the overall site could have been hindered by the legal problem relating to the land, but ownership has since been assigned to the council.
“The council’s legal services completed registration of the section of
Killisick Lane, bringing the land into the council’s ownership and joining the land on the east and west sides of Killisick Lane,” documents add.
“As this parcel of land was not in the council’s ownership when the previous Section 123 process was undertaken, it was not included in the disposal that was previously approved.
“In order to consider disposal of the land, the council was therefore required to follow the same process again thereby giving the public and stakeholders the opportunity to comment on any such disposal prior to any formal decision being taken.
“The notice of intended disposal was advertised for two consecutive weeks in the Nottingham Evening Post on [the fifth] and September 13, 2025, requesting any objections must be received no later than September 19, 2025.
“The council has received no response to date in relation to the intended
disposal.”