Bartons
Thomas Barton OBE founded Barton Transport Ltd with his family in 1908 in the Chilwell area. At its height Barton Transport had 350 vehicles and employed over 1,000 people. The transport business was sold in 1989, but Bartons continued to develop and expand its Chilwell site.

There are few constraints to Bartons' proposed development. Our plans will see the houses on Bridge Avenue retained, along with the Art-Deco HQ building in some form. The Shawl Mill on the High Road, which is outside the site will be unaffected. All other uses and buildings will eventually be cleared. The site is crossed by services and has some protected trees, which we intend to conserve. Other land outside our ownership can be included to deliver a comprehensive scheme.

New Uses
The proposals will see the site redeveloped for new homes, businesses, shops, studios and restaurants and cafes/bars. We also propose a crèche and/or health and fitness club.

We propose around 107 new homes, with apartments and town houses, with around 11,000sq. m of offices, and around 1,700sq. m of other commercial space. Our proposals could create around 700 jobs.

The project will take about 5 years, and we hope to begin as soon as planning permission is granted.