New teaching block at Chesterfield College wins planning consent

The construction of the two-storey Engineering and Life Sciences building on Infirmary Road will be funded by the Government and will replace the current North Block 1 which will be demolished.

A report to Chesterfield Borough Council’s planning committee stated: “Parking at present includes spaces along the access route into the application site, narrowing that access. The proposed development will remove spaces along the access route and result in the provision of 33 parking spaces including spaces for the disabled, this is a reduction from the 39 currently on site. This is based on the submitted plan details rather than the application form details where it is stated that existing spaces to be 28 and proposed to be 28.

"The presence of the on-street parking restriction in the area is assumed to be part of the reason for no public comments being received in regard to the application. It appears that parking here is no longer such a concern to residents as it has been in the past. The lack of parking on site will also encourage site users towards more sustainable travel options.”