Urban garden venue applies for permanent spot

Electric Daisy hosts music gigs, stay and play events for children, as well as being hired by businesses

A venue in Derby has applied to make its temporary permission as an events space, community garden and outdoor dining area permanent.

Electric Daisy, in Bold Lane, which holds different events including music, theatre, and sustainable living educational workshops, opened in June 2023.

Jamie Quince-Starkey, founder of Down To Earth Derby, told the BBC in July they were planning an expansion with help from the Cornish visitor attraction The Eden Project.

The planning application to Derby City Council says it wants permanent use of the site for the same purpose as its current use, with the addition of a cruck tent, a storage container as a bar, and opening hours extended from 22:00 to 23:00.

A cruck tent will allow people to stay dry and enjoy the space, whatever the weather

The application said: "These events and the venue have seen great success since the granting of the temporary permission and as such this application looks to permit permanent use of the site for this function."

The documents says the cruck tent is a free standing, timber structure with a transparent roof, allowing the site to operate regardless of the weather conditions.

It is also proposed to add a pink stainless-steel shipping container to the space to be used as a bar, to replace current horse boxes.

The application said the venue supported the music and theatrical industries

The application added that the plans present "a prime opportunity for the permanent regeneration of this otherwise vacant brownfield site in the heart of Derby city centre which has demonstrated itself to be a popular destination on a key thoroughfare".

"Should this application be approved, the site will continue to provide a nature-led venue that educates on sustainable living, provides support to the music and theatrical industries and acts to boost the local fiscal and cultural economy," it said.

The documents added "there were not considered to be any unacceptable impacts on heritage, highways, ecology, archaeology or amenity in the surrounding area".

It said it would provide "an excellent opportunity to permanently add to the economic and cultural vitality of Derby city centre and the Cathedral Quarter".

Derby City Council will now consider the application before announcing its decision.

The space hosts brunches, messy play for children and gigs