Just west of the Hook in Lady Bay - looking at the area of land due West of the Park Yacht Club / South of the new East Point Retail Park construction site.Where abouts along the Trent is this?
A shame it separates the land from the river so much. There are much nicer ways of protecting land from flooding than a massive concrete wall!The new flood defences wall at Trent Basin is going up
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Looks a lot less grotty than the old one.
They are rebuilding what was there previously (aside from the old one being in disrepair) - it's not like they are building a new flood defence here or anything higher. It's a shame it couldn't be done nicer but most of the river around here is like that - River Crescent is the odd one out, but that itself is built on a large mound. I don't recall seeing any mention of flood defence works in the plans so I assume they have found it substandard and done a like for like replacement?A shame it separates the land from the river so much. There are much nicer ways of protecting land from flooding than a massive concrete wall!
What was there before (It was under construction when I moved to that neck of the woods)?. Looks quite nice too me, and much better than the unsightly industrial units. Would of course be even better if there was a bridge over the river into an extension of Colwick Park :lol:I feel this is where the original 'River Crescent' development should have been built in the first place. I know it's a new building and so on, and the building itself I quite like, but from Lady Bay it appears as an absolute abomination on what would otherwise be beautiful countryside by the river.
How it ever got planning permission, the mind boggles
Might be virtually in west Bridgford, but at the same time completely cut off from it. Until the proposed bridge materialises it's a good 20 minute walk to get to the edge of Bridgford via a dilapidated industrial estate and main roads (West Bridgford town centre can't really handle any more motor traffic either).The first developments are always bound to be the hardest to get going because it's a total shithole in fairness. But once people start living there and the accompanying amenities follow it will really take off, I'm sure. Riverside apartment, virtually in West Bridgford with a lovely big Waitrose to shop at but also virtually in Nottingham city centre? It's middle class paradise!
