Nine large new homes will be built on scrubland in Mapperley after planning permission was passed - but locals say traffic could become 'super busy'.
The detached houses will be of a size to comprise at least five bedrooms and the development in Mapperley Plains, near the Nuffield Health centre, will be built around a T-junction.
One of the new homes will overlook Mapperley Golf Club, but people in Mapperley are concerned the new homes could lead to more congestion.
Retired engineer David Vickers, 74, said: "When the houses are finished there’s going to be congestion on the roads, that’s for sure."
Mr Vickers, who lives in Mapperley, also spoke about why people might be attracted to live in the area.
“This area has got a good shopping centre, lively, vibrant bars - the house prices are good as well,” he said.
One woman who has just moved back to Nottingham echoed some of the points made by Mr Vickers.
Annemarie Lyles, a 29-year-old musician recently moved to Mapperley having spent five years living in Africa.
She said: “I can imagine the traffic will be super busy but hopefully people can try to make the most of it.
"It's a good thing that Nottingham is growing. I see it as a good thing.”
She added: “There's loads of links here and lots of music venues and there’s links to London and Manchester, it’s a really great place to be based to access the country."
Neighbours were consulted as part of the planning process - and three letters of objection were received by Gedling Borough Council.
Critics said the homes would be too tall and that they were concerned about construction traffic and builders on site early in the morning.
They also said that traffic was likely to increase and an alternate access point from Plains Road should have been considered.
The application was approved by the borough council on Wednesday (September 8).
Planning officers recommended the land owners making a financial contribution towards "off-site public open space" and making provision for a management company to maintain access roads and areas of open space on the land in question.
Midland Land and Investments Ltd submitted the planning application to the council.
