Bus depot demolition plans put forward

Bus company Trentbarton says it has long-term redevelopment plans for the site

Plans to demolish a bus depot in Derby have been submitted to the city council.

Bus company Trentbarton says it has long-term redevelopment plans for its site in Meadow Road.

Trent Motor Traction Company, which runs Trentbarton, wants to demolish three buildings and has set out its intentions to Derby City Council.

If the plans go ahead the demolition works could take place later this year.

Headquartered in Heanor, Trentbarton has been in business for more than a century and provides services across Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire.

In planning documents the three buildings at its depot are said to be "poorly suited to modern vehicular requirements" and "beyond their service life, poorly insulated and contain non-notifiable asbestos".

It added it has "no plans" to move its fleet from Meadow Road, which will remain in place during any planned works.

Trent Motor Traction Company previously applied to move away from its Meadow Road station, with plans to build a new bus depot with more space on a derelict site in Stores Road on the north-eastern edge of the city reported in November 2020.

The council approved the plans, but the site appears to be vacant and permission is likely to have expired.

A final decision on the new plans could be made by the council later this year, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.