Nottingham City Council has confirmed that plans for improvements to the West End Arcade will not be moving forward after funding was allocated in 2021. The funding was marked for three separate areas of the city centre as part of the government's Future High Street Fund which was announced in 2018.
Funding was granted in 2019 so that plans for the arcade could be developed. The idea was to bring back the distinctive independent shops as the arcade was thought to have 'untapped potential' due to its prominent location on Angel Row just off Market Square.
A decision has been made not to continue with the plans as only £12 million of the original £18 million proposal was granted. West End Arcade was thought to be the most expensive part of the project to fund as it would need significant investment to improve facilities so a decision was made not to continue and focus on the other parts of the project which include the library and infrastructure improvements.
