Chesterfield Waterside schem

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Chesterfield Waterside scheme moves into planning phase following £2.7m grant

Am I looking at this wrong - but we have people without money for food as the country has to 'tighten it's belt' but there can be money for this? ==== ( walks off shaking me old ead ! )



Chesterfield’s £320million Waterside scheme is set to take a major step forward following the award of a £2.7million Sheffield City Region Infrastructure Fund (SCRIF) grant.

The grant, which was secured by Chesterfield Borough Council in partnership with developers Chesterfield Waterside Limited, has enabled the first phase of the development’s £75 million Basin Square scheme to be brought forward by the site’s developers.

A Planning Application for the Basin Square Site Enabling and Infrastructure Works, and Phase 1 Layout, has been submitted, comprising:

Clearance of the former Trebor factory site, preparation of building platforms and delivery of site infrastructure.
Relocation of the existing temporary carpark to the north of the site
Creation of an acoustic noise bund along the A61 on the former Arnold Laver site
Illustrative proposals indicating the proposed height and massing for the buildings to be constructed in Phase 1.
If approved, the planning applications will facilitate delivery of the development of Phase 1 at Basin Square, on the site of the former Trebor factory. The exciting mixed-use first phase of Basin Square is of a scale and quality not previously seen before in Chesterfield and will elevate the town’s profile, delivering office accommodation, apartments, a hotel and a multi-storey car park.

The applications are the result of months of planning and design work, which has included a full review of the proposals by Opun, the regional design panel.

Work on site infrastructure and preparation is expected to commence this summer and be completed by the end of 2016. Delivery of the works will pave the way for the development of the first phase of Basin Square in 2017, which is expected to create more than 300 new jobs.

Material excavated from the site as part of the site clearance will be used to construct the acoustic noise bund ahead of The Park residential development on the site of the former Arnold Laver Timber Yard, which also forms part of the Chesterfield Waterside development.

Chesterfield Waterside is recognised as being one of the UK’s largest regeneration projects, and is being developed by Chesterfield-based Bolsterstone Plc working in conjunction with Arnold Laver Group and Chesterfield Borough Council.

Peter Swallow, Managing Director of Bolsterstone Plc said: “The submission of planning applications for the first phase of Basin Square is a significant step forward for the Chesterfield Waterside development. Once preparation works are complete and the infrastructure is in place, it will facilitate delivery of development on both Basin Square and The Park, enabling us to progress with the second phase of detailed planning applications for the buildings themselves shortly afterwards.”

Councillor John Burrows, Chesterfield Borough Council’s leader and cabinet member for regeneration said: “By getting this funding from the Sheffield City Region we can kick-start development on this important and high profile site in the town.

“We will continue to seek grant and loan funding from every possible source to help grow businesses, build homes and secure and create jobs for Chesterfield people.”

Additional progress with the Chesterfield Waterside scheme includes the recent granting of planning permission to replace the road bridge over the river Rother on the former Laver timber yard site which will serve The Park residential development. 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.

 

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.

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Major Leisure Resort and Visitor Attraction for Chesterfield and the Peak District

Peak is a £400 million pound integrated leisure, health, sport and education resort on the 300 acre Birchall Estate, Unstone. It will be a major visitor attraction to the north west of Chesterfield on the boundary of the 500 square mile Peak District National Park and will become one of the UK’s flagship tourist attractions

The all year tourism destination will be open to day and staying visitors, offering all-weather activities, events and a digital retail experience.

Following the announcement of the partnership with US based Grand Heritage Hotels by the Prime Minister Cameron and President Obama in January 2015, progress has continued throughout the year. Pre commencement planning conditions in respect of the Reserved Matters Planning Approval have been discharged sufficient to implement the consent.  Works have been completed to achieve ‘implemented consent’ status.

The necessary Footpath and Bridleway Diversion Order was approved by the Secretary of State in December.  The project is therefore now ready to proceed.  A Section 73 Application to vary aspects of the Reserved Matters will be submitted in February 2016.  The required variations will build on the educational aspects of the resort to allow the inclusion of a University Campus with related sports hostel.  The university will focus on hospitality, sport and wellness.  Students will have the chance to learn and earn – a more affordable real world education open to national and international students.

£2.8 million of funding from Sheffield City Region’s Infrastructure Fund has been awarded to build the consented A61 development access, the new public footpaths and bridleway network around the site and the site security.  The funding will facilitate the connection of the property to the bicycle and footpath networks into the National Park, the town, the city and the countryside inbetween.

The development build is expected to start on site in September 2016 at the end the Ecology Season and to open to guests from summer 2018.  The Resort will be built in three phases and is forecast to create 1,300 FTE new jobs.

Peak Resort is a joint venture partnership between a UK development company and US firm Grand Heritage Hotel Group.

The site, which was reclaimed from open cast mining in the 1990’s , includes a golf course and areas of woodland and open countryside, and will be at the leading edge of eco-technology.  Once completed the project will create:

•Unique dome structures providing climate controlled water sports, adventure and other leisure facilities.

•Medical Spa

•250 woodland lodges and hobbit homes, 600 holiday apartments, hotel and hostel units

•300 acres of park and woodland incorporating walking and cycling trails

•Over 1300 new jobs

The development is intended to occur in three phases.

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Won't the Waterside Canal Project be a bit daft if the canal only goes to Staveley. Depending on HS2 ?

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I'm sure that I read the canal could end up been cut in half for the railway project? Iv seen some plans for the Waterside scheme looks a bit out of place and I'm sure that Boslterstone is a Sheffield company heard of the name before.