Plans have today been revealed to facilitate the next demolition phase of the Broad Marsh site.
Homes England recently announced that it has appointed DSM Demolition as its contractor for the former Nottingham College and NCP car park.
Details have now been released explaining to motorists, cyclists and pedestrians how temporary changes to the surrounding road network will impact them over the coming weeks while the car park is safely brought down and work begins on the college site.
From Wednesday 9 September, work will start to prepare Maid Marian Way. This will include:
- Lane closures at the Castle Gate junction (lane two northbound and lane three southbound)
- Temporary four-way signals at the southern junction with Canal Street, Wilford Street and Castle Boulevard. Some pavements will be temporarily unavailable, but pedestrians will still be able to navigate the area. Cycle lanes will remain open, although cyclists will be asked to dismount for a short distance through the works
The demolition programme is a vital step in clearing the way for the once-in-a-generation transformation of Broad Marsh, which will create new homes, workspaces and public spaces in the heart of the city.
It builds on the progress already made around the site, including the new Nottingham College hub, Central Library, bus station and Green Heart public realm. It comes as Homes England continues its search for a development partner and brings forward meanwhile uses to activate the site.
From the end of September, a contraflow system will be in place which will see traffic diverted from one side of Maid Marian Way to the other while the section of the car park that sits above the road is brought down.
Vehicles will initially move on to the northbound side of the road close to St Nic’s Church where a single lane will operate in each direction. From early to mid-November, this will switch to the southbound side of the road to allow demolition work to complete on the remainder of the NCP car park, and for works to start on the former college site.
A short period of highway reinstatement works will be carried out from the end of November to the start of December, when Maid Marian Way will fully reopen ahead of the Christmas period.
Bus stops in the immediate vicinity may be subject to temporary suspensions during the works, so customers are advised to check with their transport provider.
Jo Nugent, Executive Regional Director for the Midlands at Homes England, said: “The demolition of the former Nottingham College and NCP car park is the next step in the process of transforming the Broad Marsh site.
“Since Homes England acquired the site in March 2025, we have worked closely with our partners to accelerate the preparation of the site for development.
“Every phase we complete takes us closer to handing a cleared site to the development partner we are selecting, and to seeing Broad Marsh transformed into a thriving new city quarter, with homes, jobs, green space, and better connections across Nottingham.
“We know the NCP car park works will result in some temporary disruption, particularly to road users, and our contractors will ensure the impact is minimised.
“I’d like to thank everyone who lives, works and travels through this part of the city for their patience while we get these important works done.”
Councillor Neghat Khan, Leader of Nottingham City Council, said: “This next phase of works on the Broad Marsh site is exciting because we know what a huge difference it will make to the city centre.
“It was clear in our Big Conversation exercise a few years ago that people wanted more of the site opened up, including the removal of the old NCP car park. Homes England and the council are now delivering on that for the people of Nottingham.
“The car park straddles one of the key routes into the city and the priority now is to make sure it is brought down safely. Unfortunately, there is no way to do that without creating some temporary disruption to the network.
“Our Highways officers have been working closely with Homes England and their contractors over the past few weeks to make sure this happens with the minimum impact on drivers, cyclists and pedestrians.
“I’d just ask people to bear with us over the next few weeks while we get through this stage ahead of Christmas, including using public transport and park-and-ride sites where possible. This is part of the wider regeneration of the Broad Marsh site and something we can all be excited about.”
Residents and businesses can find the latest information on the demolition programme, including updates on access and any temporary disruption on this webpage.