Consultation launches for new performance venue

The consultation period has launched for a new 3,500 capacity performance venue at Becketwell Derby.St James Securities, the developer behind the £200m Becketwell regeneration scheme, is consulting on its plans for the new performance venue, which is being built on the site of the former Laurie House offices and NCP multi-storey car park in Derby.Once complete, the venue is expected to host more than 200 cultural and commercial events each year, attracting an additional 250,000 visitors to Derby, creating more than 200 local jobs and generating more than £10m per year for the area.The virtual exhibition runs from Monday 14 June to Friday 25 June 2021.Subject to planning consent being granted, work on the performance venue is set to commence in early 2022, with handover to the operator in 2024.Construction work has commenced on phase one of the Becketwell scheme, which comprises of 259, one and two-bedroom apartments which will be built on the site of the former Debenhams store on Victoria Street, and a new public square, with completion by spring 2023.