Retrofit Atlas

Malls · United Kingdom

Broad Marsh

Imported, unreviewedStatus not verifiedNottingham, United Kingdom

Broad Marsh mall opened early 1970s after slum clearance, added courts 1981; current status, ownership, and future use are unknown. · summary, model-written

Ask who owns this Download dossier (PDF) · early access Download record (JSON) API Share LinkedIn Correct this record

Solid = from the authors' map · outlined = public source · dashed = model-written, not yet reviewed by a person. Tap any value's source label to see where it came from. documented = a quoted excerpt (click to read it) · reported = a source named, no excerpt yet · no source.

Map view. No verified photo yet. Send one.

Site profile5 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Finance and pipeline
Website dead or redirectingThis site: overture / http check · all sites with this
Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 291 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 30 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
Rail within 800 mThis site: Broad Marsh Bus Station, Lace Market, Nottingham openstreetmap · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

StatusStatus not verifiedWikipedia reported

Site context

Transit within 800 mBroad Marsh Bus Station, Lace Market, Nottingham, Nottingham Station, Old Market Square, Queens Walk (rail); 41 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 30 grocers, 14 schools, 75 parks or playgrounds, 31 health, 21 civic, 441 food and drink; 291 cycleway segments, 343 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Other atlas sites nearby0 within 10 km, 1 within 25 kmcomputed
Overture Mapsplace The Broad Marsh Bus Station (public_transit_facility_or_service, confidence 0.99, from Microsoft, Overture); building footprint 16,125 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and social (down or redirecting, status None)Overture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views9,658 since 2015; 5,656 in the last 12 months; peak 2025-03 with 726Wikimedia

Summary, model-written

Broad Marsh opened as a shopping centre, car park, bus station and road complex in the early 1970s following large‑scale slum clearance. A courts building was added in 1981. The site’s current status is unknown.

Why. The record does not specify reasons for any decline or change; causes are not stated.

Where it stands. The site’s status is unknown and the record does not identify a current owner or controlling entity.

For a planner

  • - Large‑scale slum clearance preceded development, showing a precedent for aggressive regeneration.
  • - The early 1970s mixed‑use complex (retail, parking, transit) reflects policy of integrating transport with retail.
  • - No information on later policy tools or zoning changes is available.
  • - Open questions include current ownership, future land‑use plans, and any pending regeneration proposals.

For a developer

  • - Site size and boundaries are not provided in the record.
  • - Control/ownership is unknown, so entitlement stage cannot be assessed.
  • - No context layer data (flood, transit, environment) is included, so constraints are unclear.
  • - Market signals from surrounding tract data are absent.

What we do not know yet

  • - Exact opening date and phase‑by‑phase development timeline are unspecified.
  • - Current status, ownership, and controlling entity are unknown.
  • - Site dimensions, parcel layout, and zoning designation are missing.
  • - Environmental constraints (flood risk, contamination) and transit access are not described.
  • - Market conditions, surrounding tract data, and any recent deals or planning applications are absent.
  • - The narrative relies on a single source and is marked as draft, indicating limited verification.

Generated by nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b on NVIDIA API via Hermes CT from the fields, parcels, deals and context layers on this page, with no outside knowledge. It is regenerated when the record changes and has not been checked by a person. How it is made.

Elsewhere on the web

Pages with photos

Search images: Google · Bing · Commons · references: ULI case studies · Google Scholar

History and original facts

NotesWikipedia categories: Defunct shopping centres in the United Kingdom

Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, year opened, original developer, what is there now, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Background

Broad Marsh is a historic area of Nottingham, England. The area was subjected to large scale slum clearance, creating large spaces used for regeneration. A shopping centre, car park, bus station and road complex created in the early 1970s cut-through the traditional thoroughfares from the city centre to the rail and canalside area. A large courts building was opened in 1981.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Sources

More in United Kingdom

Aberdeen MarketAberdeen MarketAberdeen, United Kingdom · 2022RedevelopedAlbany BuildingLiverpool, United KingdomReinhabited · 137 apartments in total, made up of two and three-bedroom luxury…Anglia SquareNorfolk, United Kingdom · 2025Redeveloped · demolition in progressArchway StudiosSouthwark, United KingdomRedevelopedArundel HouseWindsor, United KingdomReinhabitation, approved · six flatsBargate CentreSouthampton, United KingdomStatus not verified