The Avenue site aerial view

Office/Commercial

Residential

Urban Regeneration

The Avenue Phase 3, Wingerworth

The Avenue has undergone a significant remediation programme, resulting in a 51-hectare development platform in a site with a total area of 120 hectares.

Planning permission has been granted for 469 homes, a new school, leisure and community facilities, commercial development and a country park.

The first phase of housing is now complete including a village green and country park, phase two is currently being progressed. Opportunities exist within the North East Derbyshire District Council owned land for phase three. This land is available for a mixed-use development, including residential and commercial, with a new access proposed from the A61.

Phase 3 offers opportunities for a mixed residential and commercial development – 5.4 hectares of development for residential purpose and 4.1 hectares for commercial.

Key facts

  • Location along the A61, approximately 3.5 miles from Chesterfield town centre and approximately 6 miles from Junction 29 of the M1
  • Phase 1 is complete with Country Park in place
  • 4 Ha available for residential development
  • 1 Ha available for commercial development
  • Funding in place to upgrade a key junction to provide access to the development land
The Avenue site aerial view
The Avenue phase 3 boundaries aerial view

Site location

Why invest in North East Derbyshire?

Within North East Derbyshire, we are eager to drive investment forward, creating new jobs for our residents and opportunities for our new and existing businesses. We are dedicated to achieving our Council Plan objectives of making North East Derbyshire a great place to live well and a great place to work.

The vast rural economy coupled with thriving independent businesses, food and beverage, retail and leisure offerings make the perfect combination for our growing 102,000 population.

Insight for investors

• Type of investment sought: Developer
• Target investor(s): Residential and commercial developer
• Value and cost info: Unknown at this stage
• Site size: 9.3-Ha development land owned by North East Derbyshire
• Jobs: Estimation of 1000 jobs
• Delivery timescale: 1-5 years

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Primary promoter

North East Derbyshire District Council