A property developer hopes to use a "beautiful" 30-acre woodland area in Arnold for a campsite with a tipi hut if his planning application is approved.
If not, it could be used for a burial ground.
Stuart Mills, 62, a property developer who also runs a kit car manufacturing company, has submitted two planning applications to Gedling Borough Council for a site off the A60 Mansfield Road, about one mile north of the Redhill roundabout.
He says he had originally planned to build 16 log cabins on the green belt land, but his application - along with a subsequent revision for five cabins - was turned down.
Now Mr Mills is hoping to either use the land for a 20-pitch campsite with a communal 20m by 10m tipi hut and a mobile toilet block, or an environmentally-friendly burial ground.
Speaking about the campsite proposal, he told Nottinghamshire Live: "The tipi would be great for when it rains, because it usually rains.
"People will be able to sit around and have a drink or play some pool, it holds the whole [campsite] together.
"The best thing about the site is its location because it is surrounded by rambling and right next to the Robin Hood Trail.
"It is like being right in the centre of the countryside, but it is right next to Arnold so if you want to nip and get some fish and chips, you can do that as well.
"We had originally applied to get 16 log cabins on the site, but that was refused, so we thought lets do camping instead.
"It is all about policies when it comes down to planning, it is about what it complies with.
"The figures show that if we turn day visitors into stay visitors then tourism generates £159 per person per day which equates to just short of £2m per year, if the proposed campsite is allowed for five months per year.
"This money will provide a much needed boost to the local economy. Considering the damage that coronavirus has done to the economy the timing is bang on.
The planning application states the private wooded site should be opened up to the public with the hope of "boosting the local economy".
It says the temporary tents and the portable toilet, which can be removed, will not create "urban sprawl" or take away from the environmental quality of the green belt land.
Mr Mills, who says he has lived in Arnold before, said the burial ground - his other planning submission - is an idea that came amid the coronavirus pandemic.
He says there will be a rest garden area, suitable for the peaceful woodlands in which it may inhabit.
Speaking about his other plans, he added: "Recreation is accepted in the green belt so the campsite will be supported.
"However as a contingency plan another use that is in-line with planning policy is a burial ground.
"Hence we have two applications for Gedling Borough Council to consider bearing in mind that Redhill cemetery is now full."
A spokesman for the council said: "An application has been received for the change of use of woodland on land at Ramper Covert, north of Arnold, next to the A60 Mansfield Road, to a natural burial ground.
"The application also includes modifications to the access for the site.
"A decision on the application is expected to be made by the council during the summer."
