Problems plaguing a new housing development on the former Kimberley brewery site have been “resolved in the main”, a Nottinghamshire council says.
Developer Fairgrove began work on the Hardy’s & Hanson’s brewery site in 2015, and new homes are being built across several phases.
Some of the buildings, including the Grade II listed maltings, kilns, and tower, are being renovated as part of the scheme.
The brewery first opened in 1832, and the site falls within the Kimberley Conservation Area.
Broxtowe Borough Council says the developer was placed under investigation by the authority’s enforcement team due to breaches in planning permission, while councillors and residents living in some of the finished homes had raised concerns over the quality of work and flooding.
In December last year, the council asked the developer to provide updates on progress to resolve the problems every three months.
At a Planning Committee meeting on Wednesday (4 December), councillors noted a report which said the persisting problems had largely been dealt with.
“Planning matters initially raised have now been, in the main, resolved,” the report says.
An updated bat report has been submitted by the developer, which has satisfied the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, according to the documents.
The report also states that the developer has now started work to cover and repair the kiln roofs, while repairs to the brewery bridge over Hardy Street are under way.
During the meeting, Cllr Peter Bales (Lab), who represents Watnall and Nuthall West, said: “It was nice to see, as there were concerns raised previously with the old bridge, it has now been done and done very sympathetically.
“There were concerns raised previously about that, but actually how it has been carried out is a marked improvement.”
A spokesperson for Fairgrove said: “We are really pleased that the work we have undertaken, much of which has been hampered by various factors over the last four years, has finally been recognised.
“We have always been in this for the long haul and are going to keep going with it.
“Today we invited local councillors and some other local representatives of the community to unveil our completed Hardy & Hanson’s bridge restoration.
“They were really pleased to see this example of our endeavours to reinvent the former derelict site.”
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