One of the features of the Green Heart is what is believed to be the longest bench in the UK stretching across the space allowing people to linger and enjoy the environment.
Plans starting in 2023 will see the next stage of the Broad Marsh development taking shape.
The Green Heart will be the centrepiece of Nottingham City Council’s vision for Broad Marsh, created with the Greater Broad Marsh Advisory Group and designer Thomas Heatherwick, which was revealed one year ago.
Cllr David Mellen, the Leader of Nottingham City Council said: “The ongoing transformation of Broad Marsh and the wider south side of the city over the last year has been a real positive for the city. The new green public spaces around the new Nottingham College building, along with recently opened bus station and new car park, which is proving so popular, have made a huge difference to the area.
“The opening of the new Central Library next year and the first phase of work to create the Green Heart will be further major milestones in the regeneration of what is such an important gateway to the city centre.
“The Green Heart is one of the key elements of the long term vision we unveiled last year and something there was huge support for among the thousands of responses we received as part of the council’s Big Conversation about Broad Marsh.
“There is more work to be done to move forward with the wider vision but it’s great to see major progress being made on the ground.”
• Work to begin on Nottingham’s Green Heart at Broad Marsh in 2023
