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This plot of land was originally purchased from the Duke of Portland 1880s estate by a Hucknall Huthwaite Local Board. Their task to provide future mains tap water needed to ensure a 3 day supply, so siting a suitably sized reservoir ideally sought placement upon highest convenient point. And mapping did firstly assert where Nottinghamshire's record heights sat above Strawberry Bank.

Underground storage tanks began supplying Huthwaite water from 1886. Acquiring an alternative source with greater vision left this redundant plot thereafter adopted by Severn Trent Water. Their earth mound eventually capped long exposed pipework, although memories of large valves were more familiarised sighting a levelled 2007 plot in preparation for a signed residential development.

Structural stages are shown very swiftly progressing towards December 2011 completion. Final laying of the roadway tidied up this building site to soon entice 13th January 2012 sale of the first property. Retaining name for Portland Heights found prices ranged from £67,800 up to £94,000. There'd be no surprise learning majority were quickly sold off within a year after starting construction.

Final layout cleverly skirted around any problematic issues concerning past underground use, by building foundations only upon stablest ground. Establishing access off Chesterfield Road already looked orderly and very comfortably settled by July 2012.