Revised plan for 478 homes on retail park submitted

Revised plans to demolish a Derby city centre retail park to make way for hundreds of new homes have been lodged in response to concerns the buildings proposed would be too tall.

The owners of the Derbion shopping centre have submitted an amended planning application to regenerate the Bradshaw Retail Park - despite permission previously being approved.

If the plan gets the go-ahead the current retail buildings at the site will be bulldozed, with 478 homes built in their place.

A public open area and commercial spaces would also be provided with the development, reports the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS).

Plans were previously approved in 2023 for a similar scheme, but amendments have been made, with the site set to have more homes than first planned.

The previous application outlined plans for 420 residential flats including 54 car parking spaces for residents.

This followed "issues raised by heritage consultees in relation to the height of the proposals".

Initial proposals stated the tallest building within the development would be 19 storeys high, but the revised plan reduces this by five storeys.

The other buildings proposed will be 12, 11, 8 and 4 storeys high.

There will also be 94 car parking spaces proposed, in addition to the 125 currently at the site.

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