The presentation by Mike Hayden, Head of Regeneration for Chesterfield Council from the January 2013 meeting of the Chesterfield Construction Trades Network.

1. REGENERATION IN
CHESTERFIELD
Construction Forum
January 2013

2. Chesterfield – The Place

3. Chesterfield – Key Challenges
Legacy of coalfield and industrial decline
Manufacturing closures in last 10 years
Bryan Donkins (relocates) - 24 acres
Chesterfield Cylinders - 25 acres
Arnold Laver - 10 acres
Dema Glass - 25 acres
Trebor Bassett - 6 acres
Robinsons - 22 acres
Staveley Works Corridor - 370 acres
GKN Sheepbridge - 12 acres
Over 500 acres of redundant industrial land
Productivity - GDP 75% of UK average
Property market
Skills and youth unemployment
Road congestion

4. Chesterfield – Advantages
Sub-regional centre for northern Derbyshire - 48,000 jobs, 20,000
in commuters
Close to major centres of Sheffield, Nottingham, Derby
Gateway to Peak District
Transport links – M1, Midland Mainline, A61
Strong Town Centre - ranked 6th in the East Midlands, low vacancy
rates, independent offer
Wealthy catchment – 1.1 million
Quality of life

5. Chesterfield – Modern Awakening?
• New football stadium and Tesco Extra - £40m – completed 2010
• Casa Hotel – 100 bedroom 4* hotel - £20m – completed 2011
• Market Hall redevelopment - £4m - 2013
• Chesterfield Waterside – 1,500 homes, 30,000sqm office - £340
million – start 2013
• Northern Gateway – town centre development - £50 m - 2015
• Markham Vale – 85ha commercial/ business park – on site
• Peak Resort - £300 million tourist leisure resort - imminent
• National recognition - Regeneration and Renewal Awards 2011 –
2nd to the Olympic Park
• Town centre – 3rd lowest vacancy rate in UK
• New business formation – growth above UK average
• Housing Growth Plans – 7600 new homes 2011 – 2031
• Former Tesco Site – New HQ for Go Outdoors plus a new store
2013

6. Former Dema Glass site – 2010

7. Casa Hotel – Lockoford Lane
Former Car Auction site
100 bed hotel with function &
conferencing facilities
HQ offices for Global Brands
7 storey building on gateway site
350 jobs
Opened – Nov 2010

8. Chesterfield Waterside
Innovative public-private sector partnership
£340 million development
50th largest regeneration project in UK
Masterplan
• -1,500 Houses & apartments
• -30,000 sq.m. office space
• -Canal basin
• -Shops, restaurants & leisure
Outline planning consent secured 2010
£2.4 million GPF funding for canal link - 2012
On site mid-2013

9. Chesterfield Town Centre Masterplan
Vision for the future:
expansion and improving
quality of offer.
8 key development projects:
Northern Gateway
Spire Neighbourhood
Station Approach
Railway Terrace
Lordsmill Square
West Bars Gateway
Civic Quarter
Town Wall

10. Northern Gateway
•Anchor for north side of Town Centre
•Retail led mixed use redevelopment including
foodstore, retail, restaurants, cinema, 85 new
homes, 700 new car parking spaces, offices,
new public space
•Wilson Bowden - development partner - June
2012.
•Currently seeking occupiers
•Attract £40 m of additional spend
•Place Chesterfield in the top 100 centres in the
UK.

11. Market Hall Refurbishment
Grade II Listed Building Before… …After
1980s refit – dated
Increasing vacancies
Multi level
Poor lift access
Proposals:
• Glazed roof – atrium
• New market stalls
• New lifts
• Assembly Rooms
• Gallery
• Offices
£4.3 million project
£1.8 million ERDF
Started October 2012
Complete autumn 2013

12. Markham Vale
200 acre former colliery site
Restoration
New motorway junction
Industrial, office and warehouse park
265,000 sq. metres of space
Up to 5,000 jobs
Part of Sheffield City Region
Enterprise Zone

13. Peak Resort - Birchall
All-weather tourist resort
Facilities will include:
Visitor accommodation
• 212 apart-hotel condominium
• 250 woodland lodges
• 26-bed golf hotel
World class golf facilities
• 18 hole championship course
• 8 hole practice course
• Driving range
300 acres park and woodland
Sports injury clinic
Indoor climate controlled water sports,
adventure and other leisure
Three phases - 3,000 jobs
Centred on unique Ecodome
Detailed planning permission

14. Staveley Works Corridor
150ha of former industrial land
Site remediation needed
Connected to M1
River and canal corridors
Preparing Area Action Plan
Working with landowners
Long term – 15-20 years

15. Local Supply Chain,
Employment and Training
•Corporate priority
•Promoting opportunity for local people
and businesses to benefit from
regeneration activity – commitment
secured through planning process
•Meet the Buyer days to engage the local
supply chain
•Partnership approaches with Jobcentre
Plus and Chesterfield College
•Events held for Market Hall, Turning
point, Sheffield Road, Foolow Court