Outline approval for Basin Square development

Outline planning consent has been granted for the proposed heights and massing of the buildings to be incorporated in the £75m first phase of the Basin Square development at the Chesterfield Waterside scheme.The granting of consent now means the developer Bolsterstone can move forward with negotiations with potential occupiers and investors for the hotel, retail units, apartments, multi-storey car park and offices that will be constructed within this phase of the project.Bolderstone director Peter Swallow said the company planned to submit detailed planning applications next year for individual building designs at Basin Square.The mixed-use first phase of Basin Square is on the site of the former Trebor factory. Earlier this year permission was granted for the site enabling and infrastructure works at Chesterfield Waterside and local earthworks and landscaping contractor NT Killingley commenced work on site in September; completion of this work is anticipated by March 2017.Planning permission has also been granted to replace the road bridge over the river Rother serving the former Laver timber yard site which will facilitate access to The Park residential development which also forms part of Chesterfield Waterside.The completion of the bridge and the acoustic bund will pave the way for approximately 300 family homes to be delivered in The Park area of the project.Chesterfield Waterside is being developed by Chesterfield-based Bolsterstone working in conjunction with Arnold Laver Group and Chesterfield Borough Council.The first phase of residential housing at Chesterfield Waterside, comprising 19 new homes on part of the former Arnold Laver DIY site on Brimington Road, was completed in 2015 on behalf of Great Places Housing Association, and the properties are now fully occupied.