News - Midlands
One Derby decision deferred
Derby City Council has deferred the decision to award planning permission to the One Derby Scheme, which will bring 2,500 jobs to the city. Councillors have put a temporary block on the scheme after it emerged that the developer, Norseman, was only willing to put up £300,000 for the Section 106 agreement. Derby City Council wants £900,000. Plans for the £92m development include a hotel, five office blocks, restaurants, cafes and a public piazza. Steve Salloway, a managing partner at Salloway Property Consultants, which is marketing the 400,000 sq ft scheme, told Insider: "The decision was deferred which is disappointing, especially because an independent assessment clearly supported our proposal. However, discussions are ongoing."