Council storage plans recommended for next phase

Council documents said the current depot site off Stores Road was "too small"

Plans for a new council storage facility in Derby could be about to take a step forward.

Labour-run Derby City Council's cabinet is recommended by officers to approve proposals on Wednesday to spend up to £1.6m on design, feasibility and pre-construction works for a highways hub and potential storage hub in Stores Road.

The city council approved purchasing a 7.5 acre site off Stores Road in April - near the existing depot - for a new highways hub, and a report said the site presented an "opportunity" for the council to also construct a "fit for purpose" storage facility.

According to the report, the council faced "significant challenges" in terms of storage and was seeking a solution.

Council documents said the current depot site at Stores Road was "too small" to accommodate the planned expansion of the authority's highways service and the additional refuse vehicles required for a food waste collection service from April 2026.

The council said the food waste collection vehicles would be stored at the existing site, and to relocate vehicles currently in the site to the new highways hub work was required to access the new site.

This would cost the council £46,000, the authority said.

The council said the proposed storage facility also on the site would provide space for the museums' collection, libraries resources and Derby Live equipment.

After pre-construction works are carried out, a full business case for the highways hub and storage facility will be submitted for the council's cabinet to consider, before the full-scheme is given the go-ahead.