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Plans to transform the Market Place and Duckworth Square have received a £5m boost. Image by Derby City Council.

Derby City Council Leader reacts to delay on Market Place redevelopment

Derby City Council’s leader has hit out after councillors delayed a decision on major plans to regenerate the city’s Market Place. The council’s planning committee voted in favour of delaying a final decision on outline plans to replace Derby’s Assembly Rooms, which has stood empty for more than a decade. The city council wants to transform the city centre Market Place by building a mixed-use building, Grade A office space, a four-star hotel with new public open space around it, […]

15 May 2026 37

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£9m building plan shelved by Derby City Council

Plans to build a vital facility in Derby to help resolve ‘significant challenges’ have been shelved after it was discovered it would cost at least £9m. A new building was planned to provide “fit-for-purpose” space for the city’s museums’ collection, library resources and expensive Derby Live equipment for entertainment events. The authority is facing ‘significant challenges’ to store equipment and highways vehicles. It established a ‘Storage Project team’ to tackle the problem and explore future options. But a new Derby […]

11 May 2026 9

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City Leader gives Market Hall review update

The leader of Derby City Council says she is focusing on “building the Market Hall’s current momentum” amid an ongoing review of its operation since a major revamp took place. Councillor Nadine Peatfield provided an update after officers confirmed the historic city centre building was under a review following criticism since its grand reopening almost a year ago. The Labour leader revealed in her update the Market Hall was now getting, on average, a weekly footfall of 15,000 people. The […]

16 April 2026 8

The Assembly Rooms in Derby. Image by LDRS.

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New Assembly Rooms demolition time frame

By Nigel Slater - Local Democracy Reporting Service The leader of Derby City Council has said a “momentous” decision has been made over the Market Place regeneration. But a new timeframe shows the expected demolition of the Assembly Rooms still could be at least six months away or even longer. Derby City Council leaders approved to formally appoint developer partners to “crack on” with major plans to transform the city centre with the £100m development. The plans are to massively […]

8 April 2026 22

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Derby City Council Leader reacts to delay on Market Place redevelopment

£9m building plan shelved by Derby City Council

City Leader gives Market Hall review update

New Assembly Rooms demolition time frame

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