Residential plans re-submitted for former restaurant site
A former restaurant in Derby could be turned into 42 apartments after plans were submitted to transform the derelict site.
Matthew Montague Architects has been appointed by Elgie Properties to redesign and submit plans to redevelop 220 Osmaston Road, Derby the derelict former La Gondola Hotel & Restaurant.
EB Property Solutions purchased the site in 2021 and submitted plans for demolition and redevelopment, the planning application was refused by Derby City Council in December 2021 due to several issues including the overall scale of the proposed development.
The site lies one mile south of Derby city centre and was one of the city’s most fashionable venues in the ’70s and ’80s, it closed its doors for the last time in 2009.
The previous planning application was for a four-storey building containing 58 apartments, a building of significant scale for its location. Matthew Montague Architects have designed the revised scheme comprising 42 apartments over two blocks; 38 being two-bedroomed and four one-bedroomed.
The larger of the apartment blocks of the proposed plans still spans four floors however, the ground floor is to be set lower and the fourth floor stepped back from the external façade to minimise the impact on the aesthetics of Ashtree House adjacent to the site. The second block is reduced in size to reduce the impact on the adjacent properties.
Th scale of the new proposal has been reduced so that it isn’t overly dominant on the street scene. By splitting the volume into smaller masses, the arrangement and hierarchy replicates that of the former hotel.
