REVISED plans to build more than 6,000 homes have been approved by Broxtowe Borough Council.
The plans had been amended to meet the demands of the 2032 high-speed rail development, which includes a station in Toton.
Councillors voted 23 to 15 in favour of building 6,150 houses across the borough by 2028.
The council's plans to meet expected future housing demand will now be submitted to the Secretary of State.
A more detailed plan, outlining how the housing will be spread across the area will be drawn up soon.
A meeting was told that after the government announced in January that Toton was the preferred location for a station for HS2, the council consulted people on revised plans "to include a strategic location for growth in the vicinity of the proposed HS2 station".
Councillor David Watts, vice-chairman of development control, said the plan was a sensible and realistic vision for Broxtowe that had taken into consideration the views of the public. He said: "We tried to take into account as many responses from people as possible as well as providing for the levels of housing needed to move forward."
Several councillors voiced their dissatisfaction with the plans. Some were unhappy about the alterations to green-belt boundaries to accommodate 2,150 homes, which included an application for 450 houses at Field Farm, already submitted to the Secretary of State.
Further green-belt development at Toton Sidings has also been identified as important for economic growth.
Nuthall councillor Jill Owen was concerned about the use of land which is currently protected. She said: "This plan means to offer up beautiful parts of green belt in order to cram houses on our land.
"I accept that Broxtowe needs additional housing but no more than can be used on brown field sites and other field sites."
The council's Conservative leader, Councillor Richard Jackson, said objections by himself and other Conservatives did not represent a rejection to housing development in the borough.
He said: "We're not talking about having no housing and it's not about standing in line with the national party.
"We've been threatened that if we don't support this we will have a planning free-for-all on our hands."
Kimberley and Cossall Councillor Richard Robinson backed the proposals and criticised those who opposed them.
He said: "It's a travesty. Not only are you letting your residents down but you are advocating a race to the bottom."
Public support for the development has been mixed. Christine Batham, a member of Toton Environmental Protection Society, said: "I don't think we should be developing on green belt but I accept that we don't live in an ideal world."
