If one development explains why Nottingham has emerged as the UK city with the highest percentage of empty shops, it is the Broadmarsh shopping centre, an ugly 1970s concrete building that leaks when it rains.
The site, close to the bus and railway stations, has been slated for redevelopment for longer than anyone can remember. Progress has been stymied by a long-running planning dispute and a stand-off between two property companies.

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