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Derby city centre. News. Breakthrough plans for derelict Friar Gate Goods Yard in Derby announced. The historic buildings on the site look to have been saved under the new plans.
Cash will be sought for “massive” projects which will help “unlock” Derby’s potential and “move the city forward”. Derby City Council bosses will make three Levelling Up bids in the ...
A historic Derby railway bridge that has fallen into disrepair needs a £1m restoration to return it to its "former glory", a councillor said. The 136-year-old Friar Gate bridge has been closed ...
Friar Gate Bridge in 360 degrees A look at the top of the Friar Gate bridge, Derby (not accessible to the public). Use the links on the right to find out more about the Friar Gate area.
Plans for the redevelopment of Derby's historic Friar Gate Goods Yard – comprising more than 110,000 sq ft of commercial space and almost 300 homes – have been submitted. Wavensmere Homes and Clowes ...
The developers said the retrofit project would involve a ‘painstaking restoration’ of the extensively fire-damaged former GNR 19th-century bonded warehouse and engine house, while some of the site’s ...
Adam McPartland, director of Glancy Nicholls Architects, said: “The Friar Gate Goods Yard redevelopment plans illustrate the millions of pounds that need to be invested into saving these ...
The Birmingham-based practice submitted a planning application for the £75 million Friar Gate Goods Yard project in August 2023. The mixed-use scheme will ‘reanimate’ the 5ha site’s two listed ...
Derby City Council members are set to decide the future of the Friar Gate Goods Yard site in Derby. The site has been vacant for almost 50 years and has negatively impacting the appearance of the ...
A historic Derby railway bridge that has fallen into disrepair needs a £1m restoration to return it to its "former glory", a councillor said. The 136-year-old Friar Gate bridge has been closed ...