Developer appointed for £100m Derby scheme
Kier Partnership Homes has been chosen as the preferred bidder to redevelop a former Derby hospital into 700 new homes and a business park.
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and Derby City Council have worked together to prepare the old Manor and Kingsway Hospital site ready for new housing and a business park.
Kier will now work with the healthcare service providers on the site, Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and East Midlands Ambulance Service, to build the residential-led, mixed-use development.
The proposed £100m scheme would include 700 new homes and would be spread in phases over the next ten years.
Kier will work with housebuilder Taylor Wimpey and housing provider Nottingham Community Housing Association (NCHA) on the scheme.
The plans also include a new business park, which aims to support 450 new jobs in the area.
Graham Dobbs, head of Midlands North for the HCA, said: "We know through working closely with Derby City Council that Manor Kingsway is a local priority, not least because the derelict buildings have been an eyesore for the communities around the site.
"But also because of its potential as a mixed-use development, which will create jobs, homes and businesses, and boost local economic growth."
Works are planned to start in autumn.
