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01-03-2025
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Demolition plans for vacant bus depot submitted
Plans have been submitted for the demolition of part of a derelict bus depot to make way for housing. West Northamptonshire Council received £1.368m from the government's Brownfield Land Release Fund (BLRF) to restore the St James Bus Depot, fronting the A4500 in Northampton. The authority has now submitted a prior notification of its intention to raze the 1930s bus garage. But the Grade II-listed Transport Office at the front of St James' Road will not form part of the demolition. According to the submission, the asbestos will be removed from the site, along with other fittings and fixtures in the tram shed. The plans include the retention of the original tram facades, with "tramshed terraces" in between and new-build maisonettes and townhouses across the rest of the site. The authority previously stated that up to 91 homes could be provided, as well as new public space. Now-defunct Northampton Borough Council sold St James Bus Depot in 2014 to a shoe firm which planned to move there, but West Northamptonshire Council bought it back nearly a decade later. According to planning documents, demolition work on the bus stop was expected to start as early as May, with a predicted completion date of 31 July. The council will be able to seek a development partner for the housing scheme once remedial works have finished. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Restoring bus depot will 'boost' town - council Three derelict sites to be brought back into use LDRS West Northamptonshire Council
BBC News
01-03-2025
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- BBC News
Demolition plans for vacant Northampton bus depot submitted
Plans have been submitted for the demolition of part of a derelict bus depot to make way for Northamptonshire Council received £1.368m from the government's Brownfield Land Release Fund (BLRF) to restore the St James Bus Depot, fronting the A4500 in authority has now submitted a prior notification of its intention to raze the 1930s bus the Grade II-listed Transport Office at the front of St James' Road will not form part of the demolition. According to the submission, the asbestos will be removed from the site, along with other fittings and fixtures in the tram plans include the retention of the original tram facades, with "tramshed terraces" in between and new-build maisonettes and townhouses across the rest of the authority previously stated that up to 91 homes could be provided, as well as new public Northampton Borough Council sold St James Bus Depot in 2014 to a shoe firm which planned to move there, but West Northamptonshire Council bought it back nearly a decade to planning documents, demolition work on the bus stop was expected to start as early as May, with a predicted completion date of 31 council will be able to seek a development partner for the housing scheme once remedial works have finished. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
06-02-2025
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Restoring Northampton will 'boost' town, says council
A derelict bus depot will boost a town's economy when it is revived as a housing scheme after being vacant for over a decade, a local authority has Northamptonshire Council received £1.368m from the government's Brownfield Land Release Fund (BLRF) to restore the St James Bus Depot, fronting the A4500 in on the derelict building is expected to begin in autumn 2025 and will take up to a year to complete."This redevelopment is a fantastic opportunity to transform a gateway site into Northampton town centre," said Dan Lister, Conservative cabinet member for local economy, culture and leisure. "By revitalising the St James Depot site, we are not only preserving the historical significance of the Transport Office but also creating much-needed housing and boosting the local economy."The council has identified a need for quality housing in the area, but a council report said developing this site posed a range of "significant challenges".Its cabinet will meet on next Tuesday to discuss the next phase of plans and assign for the repair work must be signed by the end of March in order for the funding to be vision for the project includes the retention of the original tram facades, with "tramshed terraces" in between, and newbuild maisonettes and townhouses across the rest of the council will then seek a development partner for the housing scheme once the remedial works have finished. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
