Nottingham vision sets path for growth and homes

Lucy Fletcher Author 2026-06-09 17:19 2 min read

Pigeons resting on a stone wall overlooking Nottingham's historic Old Market Square.

By Beehive Web local news desk, using information from Nottingham City Council.

Nottingham has launched its City Vision 2050, setting out a long-term framework for neighbourhoods, investment, regeneration and the city’s role as a regional destination.

The Nottingham City Vision was brought back to the city at launch events at Nottingham Council House on Friday 5 June, after first being presented nationally at UKREiiF in Leeds. The plan has been co-created with residents, businesses and partner organisations.

Three pillars for Nottingham’s future

The vision is built around three themes: Home, Heart and Host. They cover healthier and more inclusive neighbourhoods, Nottingham’s place in a growing regional economy, and the city’s appeal for business, culture, sport and visitors.

Nottingham vision sets path for growth and homes

Those themes are supported by Ten Bold Ideas, intended to guide future investment and regeneration work across the city. The council says the framework is designed to help partners coordinate delivery rather than operate through separate short-term projects.

Partners asked to back delivery

The launch brought together representatives from business, education, the voluntary and community sector, local government and regional bodies. Speakers included Cllr Neghat Khan, Claire Ward, Sajeeda Rose, Vicky Evans, Lilian Greenwood MP, Janet Smith and Liz Cartwright.

Cllr Khan said the vision was not a “wish list” but a set of “achievable and investable propositions”. East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward said the plan linked Nottingham’s ambitions with the wider regional economy.

The focus on skills, regeneration and business space echoes wider Midlands growth debates, including green jobs and campus-led regeneration elsewhere in the region.

The next stage for the city plan

The vision will now be used as a framework for discussions on investment, partnership working and future regeneration priorities. Organisations at the launch were asked to consider how they could support delivery.

Nottingham City Council says the plan is intended to help the city grow as a more inclusive, connected and forward-looking place, with the Trent Arc and the wider East Midlands economy forming part of that context.

Source: Nottingham City Council

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