Housing and employment units planned for ex-industrial site
A TOTAL of 82 new homes and seven small scale employment starter units could be built in a new property development in Sinfin.
The property development, south of the railway line, was formerly occupied by a single-storey industrial building before it was demolished.
Now vacant, a new planning application has been submitted to build residential properties on the site.
Leicester-based developer Venture Properties Group is seeking planning permission for 82 two-storey residential dwellings next to the Sinfin Central Business Park on
Goodsmoor Road. If approved, a proportion of the dwellings will be affordable homes with up to four bedrooms, with car parking spaces attached to each property.
The land, between the railway line and Derby distribution centre on Goodsmoor Road, is approximately 2.65 hectares.
Previous planning applications for the land to build over 100 properties were rejected by the local council due to highway safety and noise concerns in 2011.
Should this current planning application be granted, the site will make use of the nearby business park and enable pedestrian access to and from local amenities. The development will also include new drainage infrastructure and open space on the land north of Goodsmoor Road.
The planning documents describe the site as currently appearing like a “waste land”, but hope the development of seven small scale start ups will help support Derby’s local economy.