Council in talks with mystery developer over former Debenhams store
Nottingham City Council is in discussions with an unnamed developer over redeveloping the city’s derelict former Debenhams store in the Old Market Place.
The sprawling unit has been empty since Debenhams collapsed in May 2021.
Leader of Nottingham City Council Neghat Khan told ITV Central: “When people visit they see that building and we’ve had issues with graffiti and rough sleepers.
“I think it’s important to have some kind of retail there and leisure is something we’ll explore and I hope that the discussions we’re having with the developer can get that moving.”
The building on the corner of Long Row and Market Street was started as a single draper’s shop in 1846.
It then became the Griffin and Spalding store in 1878 before being sold to Debenhams in 1944. The building was listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England in April 2022.
