Cathedral Quarter scheme gets Derby’s blessing

Wavensmere Homes and Wilson Bowden Developments’ £30m proposals for the redevelopment of Derby’s Cathedral Quarter have been approved. The scheme comprises 195 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments at the Full Street site, within a nine-storey building. The 0.5-acre site was previously occupied by a police station, which was constructed in the 1960s and demolished in 2013. James Dickens, managing director at Wavensmere Homes, said: “This challenging brownfield site, which has lain vacant for over a decade, occupies one of the best locations within Derby city centre and benefits from rich views of the Cathedral Quarter and the River Derwent. “The city council’s planning committee took on board how our plans reflect stakeholder feedback and are within the confines of the extant office planning permission. Receiving the go-ahead will help Derby to meet the high demand for new homes – and improve its five-year housing land supply.”