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Consultation has concluded

Update

Thank you to everyone who took the time to comment either online or in person on the proposed designs for affordable housing on the former Aida Bliss/Haslam’s Foundry site. 

We had planned to consider these comments to inform the final design, however during the consultation period we received an offer for the site for a commercial use. 

The principle of how to use the site was considered by Cabinet in June 2022, which decided to sell the site for this leisure/creative industries usage. This sale was eventually concluded in June 2023. We are continuing to develop other sites to meet the need for affordable housing in Derby.


Background

Derby City Council was planning to redevelop the site of the former Haslam’s Foundry (Aida Engineering also knoFoundry facadewn as Aida Bliss) on City Road to provide new affordable homes. We were proposing a mixture of apartments, houses, commercial units and the creation of open space on the site. 

Before you complete the survey, we recommended you look at our background document and information. 

Each part explained one aspect of the proposed redevelopment, including some images taken from the full plans (which you can download on the right with our video which takes you on virtual walk through of our plans). 

This consultation is now closed. 

Update

Thank you to everyone who took the time to comment either online or in person on the proposed designs for affordable housing on the former Aida Bliss/Haslam’s Foundry site. 

We had planned to consider these comments to inform the final design, however during the consultation period we received an offer for the site for a commercial use. 

The principle of how to use the site was considered by Cabinet in June 2022, which decided to sell the site for this leisure/creative industries usage. This sale was eventually concluded in June 2023. We are continuing to develop other sites to meet the need for affordable housing in Derby.


Background

Derby City Council was planning to redevelop the site of the former Haslam’s Foundry (Aida Engineering also knoFoundry facadewn as Aida Bliss) on City Road to provide new affordable homes. We were proposing a mixture of apartments, houses, commercial units and the creation of open space on the site. 

Before you complete the survey, we recommended you look at our background document and information. 

Each part explained one aspect of the proposed redevelopment, including some images taken from the full plans (which you can download on the right with our video which takes you on virtual walk through of our plans). 

This consultation is now closed. 

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Haslam’s Foundry

    This consultation is aimed at gathering feedback on some suggested proposals around the redevelopment of the Haslam’s Foundry site. Derby City Council bought the former Haslam Foundry (Aida Engineering) site in 2018. It had been derelict for around 15 years at that point. 

    The main reason for buying it was to build a new flood defence across the site as part of the Our City Our River programme, which we completed in 2020. About half of the site, on the river side, has been grassed over and cannot be built on. The remaining site, between the flood wall and Chester Green, can now be redeveloped. 

    There is a major need for more affordable homes in Derby, and there is money available to develop them.

    Our designs for the site are not final yet, but we want to share them with the community and get some feedback before we submit a planning application. If we are successful in getting planning permission, and the Cabinet approves the investment, work on the site could begin late in 2022. You can read more about our plans in our background document.

    Please submit your response by Sunday, 13 March 2022 

    Consultation has concluded
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