Our free email updates are the best way to get headlines direct to your inbox Our free email updates are the best way to get headlines direct to your inbox Major new plans have finally been revealed for a development of more than 800 homes and a new link road off the A52 as leaders say they will have a "huge impact" on the area. The development in Toton would take an estimated 14 years to build and would be served by a brand new road off Brian Clough Way - which itself could unlock a separate development of around 1,000 homes. The plans have been set back for years by uncertainty over funding and despite the progress, the local council leader says there is still a "whole lot of work" needed before building starts. The development site for 880 homes is spread across 60 acres of land by NET's Toton Lane Park and Ride and the brand new link road would have to go right over their tracks. Bloor Homes is the company behind the plans and as well as the impact of the housing, the company says the link road bypassing the Bardills Roundabout will provide an access point to the Chetwynd Barracks site. Plans have been discussed for years to put housing on the historic Army barracks and the Defence Secretary recently told Nottinghamshire Live that a closure date for the site should be confirmed in months. Milan Radulovic, Broxtowe Borough Council's leader, believes up to 3,000 houses could eventually be built in the area and said the new planning application could give a boost to the Chetwynd project. Councillor Radulovic said: "There's a whole lot of work that needs to be done still, but it's a very exciting development because it also opens up the possibility of the Chetwynd Barracks development without putting pressure on existing road structures. I hope the government and other public bodies now get their heads round the fact that Chetwynd is a major development and release some public funding to make it happen. "It will have a huge impact on the area, but that's the reason why it needs to be properly planned. The MoD are about to release a major site and we had to do something to provide a long-term solution so that we're not just bodging something through the existing road network, which would be a complete failure of the planning system." (Image: Joseph Raynor/ Nottingham Post) Chetwynd Barracks was originally set to close in 2024, but the Ministry of Defence (MoD) then pushed this back to 2026. It was then recently announced that the MoD had partnered with government agency Homes England to partially release land around the barracks for 1,300 homes. Plans were also recently revealed for more than 150 new homes on land east of Stapleford Lane in Toton, which would be situated just underneath the major 880-home development. All the projects in the area will be boosted by news that the plans for the Toton link road have finally been submitted. An access road in the area was the subject of a failed £40 million Levelling Up Fund bid by Nottinghamshire County Council and ever since, Broxtowe Borough Council has been working with developers to plug the funding gap. Councillor Radulovic now says the link road is being privately funded. The council leader said: "Bloor Homes made the application with the county council for levelling up funding and that was rejected. They've had to come up with a different solution, which we've been working with them on. "It's been a long time coming, but obviously a scheme of this size and of this complexity is not something that's done in five minutes. There are some reservations and I understand that, but this is merely to establish the principle and then the finer details will be subject to further negotiation and discussion." The outlining planning application was submitted on April 16 and marks the first phase of the formal planning process. If approved, the development would be given the green light in principle, subject to further details surrounding issues like housing design and road layout. Bloor Homes' plans also include a local centre for the development containing shops and services and a huge country park. The developer says on the latter: "The country park proposed will provide a publicly accessible area of recreation that will provide a permanent legacy to be used and enjoyed by existing nearby communities and future new residents." (Image: Nottingham Post) Bloor says the development will include up to 380 affordable houses, the majority of which will be based in the northern end of the site. In terms of how the access road will work in conjunction with NET's infrastructure, Bloor Homes says: "The main vehicular access to the site is proposed to be taken from the A52 Brian Clough Way in the form of a signal-controlled T-junction. "The signal junction will be an all-movements junction and will include a segregated left turn to the link road from the A52. The provision of a new link road also requires that it crosses the existing tram line in the southern area of the site. "The proposed crossing will be at grade and the crossing would operate under signal control, with the traffic on the link road stopping whenever a tram is passing." Bloor says a tram will pass the development every seven minutes in each direction on average during weekday peak times. Tim Hesketh, the chief exec of Tramlink, which operates Nottingham's tram network, said: "Our Toton Lane Park and Ride is one of many we have developed in the region, helping people in Nottinghamshire get to and from the city centre in a safe, convenient and sustainable way. "These quick city connections make work, study and leisure commutes really simple, supporting the vital travel infrastructure required for people living in new suburban housing developments, such as the one proposed by Bloor and Peveril Homes in Toton. "Though currently in the very early stages, we look forward to working closely with the developers as plans are confirmed over the coming months." The link road running right through the entire development will feature an access point at its northern end off the A52, whilst another access point at the southern end will be created off Stapleford Lane, taking drivers through the separate 150-home development. The southern end of the link road could then eventually service the Chetwynd Barracks site, immediately south of the whole development. East Midlands Chamber's Director of Policy and Insight, Richard Blackmore, said: "From an economic perspective, building work can boost employment and the supporting supply chain, so if that happens and there's development to infrastructure, then there can be benefit to growth in Nottinghamshire."