Trentbarton bus depot demolition plans sent to Derby City Council
Headquartered in Heanor, Trentbarton has been in business for more than a century and provides services across Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire.In planning documents the three buildings at its depot are said to be "poorly suited to modern vehicular requirements" and "beyond their service life, poorly insulated and contain non-notifiable asbestos".It added it has "no plans" to move its fleet from Meadow Road, which will remain in place during any planned works.Trent Motor Traction Company previously applied to move away from its Meadow Road station, with plans to build a new bus depot with more space on a derelict site in Stores Road on the north-eastern edge of the city reported in November 2020.The council approved the plans, but the site appears to be vacant and permission is likely to have expired.A final decision on the new plans could be made by the council later this year, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.
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