Plans to develop former police station to be decided

The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) said the former station was in a "poor state" of repair

Plans to turn a former police station in Derby into more than 100 apartments are set to be decided next week.

Derby City Council's planning control committee has been recommended by officers to give the go-ahead to proposals from DCG Investments Ltd to convert the former police station in Cotton Lane into 102 flats when it meets on 2 October.

Derbyshire Police decided to close the station in 2017 after concluding the building was no longer fit for purpose, with the force moving out of the site in 2022, when the police station in Ascot Drive opened, documents said.

The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) said the site was in a "poor state" of repair with boarded up and smashed windows.

According to planning documents the proposed development would comprise of 55 one-bed and 47 two-bed flats.

If councillors give the go-ahead for the plans, the proposals will be approved following a Section 106 agreement between the council and the applicant, in which developers contribute to the cost of services and facilities to mitigate the impact of new homes.