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Here to serve: Mayor of Erewash grabs a coffee as a new coffee shop opens at New Stanton Park (Credit: EBC)

Coffee chain! Mayor pops into new branch

A new drive-thru coffee shop has welcomed the Mayor of Erewash among its first customers – as he hailed the 15 fresh jobs there as another shot in the arm for employment in the borough. Cllr Harry Atkinson donned his robes and chain to visit a national chain's latest restaurant, at New Stanton Park near Ilkeston. It is the second drive-thru on a showcase business park that is taking shape on 220 acres of the old Stanton Ironworks, after the […]

13 March 2026 41

Italian jobs . . . what Treviso-based multinational’s UK factory near Ilkeston will look like when it opens at New Stanton Park – employing an expected 100-plus local workers

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100 factory jobs as Italian giant invests in Erewash

A jobs boost for Erewash has been given the go-ahead from the borough council – with the granting of full planning permission for an Italian-based multinational to build a major factory near Ilkeston. Millions will be spent by construction industry giant Fassa Bortolo after it launched a search for a site to house its new UK headquarters and picked a business park that is taking shape where the old Stanton Ironworks used to stand. The company, which specialises in pre-mix […]

13 February 2026 51

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Homes approved next to historic brickworks site after assurances over contamination investigations

By Eddie Bisknell - Local Democracy Reporting Service Dozens of homes have been approved next to an historic Derbyshire dumping site for hazardous waste following thorough assurances over investigations into contamination. At an Erewash Borough Council meeting this month, councillors approved plans from Waterville Land Ltd for 82 homes next to the former Oakwell Brickworks in Derby Road, Ilkeston. The field used for the housing development was never formally part of the brickworks, the meeting heard, with the brickworks becoming […]

19 January 2026 67

Plans to build homes bordering a widely contaminated historic former Derbyshire industrial site are set for approval. At an Erewash Borough Council meeting next week, councillors are being recommended to approve plans for 82 homes next to the former Oakwell Brickworks, between Ilkeston, Kirk Hallam and Stanton, stemming off Derby Road. If approved, part of the heavily contaminated former brickworks would be built on, but just for a flood water collection pond, not for homes. The Grade-II listed and heavily dilapidated former Hoffman kiln at the centre of the former brickworks site would not be affected. Residents remain concerned about what potential impact the proposed development could have on the hazardous waste deposited on the brickworks site. Meanwhile, experts, including the Mining Remediation Authority, while not objecting, say “intrusive” site investigation works followed by any required remediation, must take place before work starts. Further officials say investigations to date have been “limited in scope” and need to be re-explored in depth. Documents submitted by the developers, Waterville Land Ltd, found “there was a low risk to future residents from any potential on-site and off-site sources of contaminants”. The area which forms part of the former brickworks, which is to be used for a floodwater drainage pond, “was not investigated due to the presence of a sewer and dense vegetation”. It details: “However, no signs of raised ground were observed, and as this area is proposed for public open space this is unlikely to present a significant risk. It is recommended that additional investigation is undertaken once the area has been cleared.” Comments from the borough council’s housing and policy teams list their support for the scheme, utilising land in the Ilkeston urban area and inclusion of 15 per cent affordable housing – 12 two-bed houses. A total of 11 objection letters have been submitted by residents, opposing the potential harm to widespread wildlife and the landscape, road safety issues, increased congestion, lack of infrastructure such as health and school facilities, and concern over contamination and associated health risks. Council officers, recommending approval, said: “Inevitably, the development of this site will result in many changes for those residents who live nearby. The site is currently undeveloped and the development of 82 dwellings will result in physical and visual changes to the area and will result in more noise than has been previously experienced from the site. “However, it is considered that the development has been designed such that the impact arising would not result in unacceptable harm to the residential amenity of surrounding properties. “The applicant has supplemented their initial eight boreholes with a further five along the boundary with the former brick pit. “These found no evidence that the brick pit extended onto this land, no evidence that there is made ground on this land from the brick pit, and no evidence that any contamination associated with the brick pit is leaching onto this development site. “The applicants therefore conclude that they consider the development site to fall in the lowest risk category for contamination.” The developers have committed to providing £162,000 for improvements at Field House Infant School, £153,000 for improvements at Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy, £82,000 for improvements at nearby healthcare facilities and £5,700 for Ilkeston Library stock. If approved, the breakdown of house sizes would be: 35 two-bed houses, 45 three-bed houses and two four-bed houses. The site’s history stretches back more than 100 years, during which it has been mined for coal, become a dumping site of harmful and toxic materials, seen widespread fly-tipping of asbestos, been a storage space and tip for World War Two bombs – as well as a renowned brickworks. Contamination fears have consistently stalled housing plans on the overall former brickworks, with the borough council having earmarked the site for 519 houses and a further 138 on adjoining plots in 2012. Much of the land was used for the dumping of offshoots from the Stanton Ironworks nearby – the firm had bought the brickworks in 1919 and later merged it fully with its own operations. Ground investigation expert RSK was commissioned to look into the site by owners Tata Steel. It noted that Stanton had filled clay pits on the site with blast furnace and concrete slurry, oil residue, coke grit, ammonia and sulphur building waste including foundry sand, spent lime and asbestos-containing materials. RSK found that the “main contaminant of concern” was lead while there were also “elevated concentrations” of arsenic, cyanide and benzo(a)pyrene (a material found in coal tar and tobacco which causes cancer). It said that asbestos material has also been found in samples and seen on the site from historic and current fly-tipping issues.

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Plans for homes bordering widely contaminated historic former Erewash industrial site set for approval

By Eddie Bisknell - Local Democracy Reporting Service Plans to build homes bordering a widely contaminated historic former Derbyshire industrial site are set for approval. At an Erewash Borough Council meeting next week, councillors are being recommended to approve plans for 82 homes next to the former Oakwell Brickworks, between Ilkeston, Kirk Hallam and Stanton, stemming off Derby Road. If approved, part of the heavily contaminated former brickworks would be built on, but just for a flood water collection pond, […]

7 January 2026 65

Stanton

Coffee chain! Mayor pops into new branch

100 factory jobs as Italian giant invests in Erewash

Homes approved next to historic brickworks site after assurances over contamination investigations

Plans for homes bordering widely contaminated historic former Erewash industrial site set for approval

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