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Derbyshire: Council to dispose of car park for homes

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The council says the car park is surplus to requirements

Derbyshire County Council has agreed to dispose of one of its car parks to allow new homes to be built.

The council said its staff car park on Cavendish Road, Matlock, could be used for up to 30 homes, including affordable housing.

The authority identified the site as a "development opportunity" and a way to bring in capital funds.

Deputy council leader Simon Spencer said the land was surplus to requirements.

The site is currently a staff car park for council workers based at the authority's trading standards and property division, housed in buildings off Chesterfield Road and Wellington Street.

The council also authorised the sale of 2.2 acres of industrial land off Upper Mantle Close on the Bridge Street Industrial Estate in Clay Cross to the "highest offer" for £630,000, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

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