Residents in St Ann's have questioned the need for housing on the site of a former primary school on Cranmer Street, with some stating there are already too many homes being built.
Elms Primary School closed over a decade ago in 2008, and the space has been empty ever since.
Nottingham City Council have agreed to sell the site to development firm Blueprint and 66 homes are planned with a mixture of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom homes.
Prices may range from £190k-£390k with the homes being freehold with no rental units. The homes are set to be aimed at young professionals, couples, young families and downsizers. The homes will be low energy, contemporary homes which focus on zero gas, high levels of insulation and future proofing.
Sian Collins, 35, unemployed, and who lives in St Ann's said she thought those who were being negative should put themselves in the place of others in need of a home.
"I think that this is a good area for houses, the only thing I worry about is it was hard enough getting a school place for my kids in the area and I have a 2-year-old so I hope the new houses don't affect school places," she said.
"As much as people are against housing, I don't mind it. You can't win, people will complain about more housing but if they saw the waiting list for those who need housing you would think that they would change their minds."
That wasn't echoed by Derek Smith, 75, who is retired and lives in the area.
"No, there's too much housing they should turn it into a homeless shelter," he said.
"Other sites have turned into housing, there use to be a pub in the area where they let old bands play, there's too much housing now."
Carol Dean, 70, retired and also from St Ann's, added:
"Why can't they build something else? I do remember the primary school. Why is it always houses? Once a building becomes available it's like it needs to be turned into housing. Yes, we need houses but we don't need them everywhere, we need things for the community especially after Covid and when everyone was locked down, people need to get out and about again. Let's have a cafe or a bakery or something."
Work will start on the site next year, 2022 with homes being available from late 2023.
