In July, Conygar Investment Company and regeneration specialist Lavignac Securities submitted a planning application to transform the 40-acre site in Nottingham’s city centre into a new mixed-use neighbourhood. The scheme, which lies between Manvers Street and London Road in the city’s Eastside, will comprise 630,000 sq ft of offices, 907 homes, 666 student flats, a five-star hotel, shops and a public park.

It is a major development, but the Boots Island site has had a history of false dawns. So how likely is it that this latest proposal will be delivered?