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

Derby

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, […]

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Derby City Council leader Nadine Peatfield (Lab). Image by LDRS.

Derby

Leader sets out her Derby Market Place vision

By Nigel Slater - Local Democracy Reporting Service A proposed new city centre rooftop bar and restaurant will put Derby “on the map”, the city’s leader has said. Councillor Nadine Peatfield, leader of Derby City Council, set out her vision for the future of Derby’s Market Place after a “momentous” developer contract deal was agreed. Labour leaders of the city say the formal appointment of Vinci UK Developments and Ion Developments as strategic development partners allows the authority to “crack on” with […]

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The Assembly Rooms in Derby. Image by LDRS.

News

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 […]

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