The Minister for Housing has agreed to come to Nottingham after city politicians complained about a £200 million regeneration project being scrapped. Grant Shapps faced lobbying from Nottingham South MP Lilian Greenwood and the city council after the Government cut a plan which would have seen 1,900 homes in the Meadows rebuilt or revamped. While Mr Shapps would not comment until a date for the visit had been set in stone, civil servants at the Department for Communities and Local Government confirmed that the visit will go ahead. The Meadows Neighbourhood Plan was to have been completed under a Private Finance Initiative, but in November last year the coalition said it would not provide any more funding. The council has been exploring other ways of raising money to complete the regeneration – including raising council rents. Ms Greenwood said: "First we need Grant Shapps to see the huge potential The Meadows has. Then we need him to see some of the problems that are caused by the current layout."
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