5 March 2025
Nottingham City Airport – also known as Tollerton – is to close permanently on 6 June 2025.
Vistry Group owns most of the site and issued a notice to close to the airfield operator, Truman Aviation, yesterday.
This is despite planning permission for new housing having not yet been granted for the site.
Vistry said in a statement to FLYER, ““With the site having been allocated for development a decade ago, we are keen to progress our plans and commence construction of the new homes, subject to planning permission.
“Vistry is working closely with Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance about the redevelopment of Tollerton Airfield. We have agreed to work together to maintain a safe landing site which will ensure that the current air ambulance service can continue during the initial phase of development.”
“Vistry’s site forms part of the wider allocation which ensures that infrastructure is delivered alongside the new homes providing new schools, sports facilities, green spaces, employment land and community facilities. We estimate that some 500 direct and indirect jobs will be created during the construction stage of Vistry’s application, and once the full site allocation is completed some 1,450 jobs are expected to be created.”
The Vistry spokesperson continued, “We have worked closely with the Council on this comprehensive development and have consulted widely with the local community. We look forward to making further progress on these plans and providing Rushcliffe residents with much needed new and affordable homes and employment opportunities.”
FLYER will be following up on the planned closure and the effect it will have on aircraft owners and aviation businesses based at the airfield.
If youy have something to say about the close, as pilot, aircraft owner or aviation business, send an email to Tollerton closure
