St Peters Quarter set for funding boost
The city council is going to submit a Business Case to ask for funding from the governments ‘Future High Street Fund’ for the ‘St Peters Quarter’ area of the city centre to tackle the gap between the Intu centre and the Cathedral Quarter. The fund is designed to help councils develop their centres so they can adapt to the changing retail environment. For Derby this investment will be centred on St Peters Street, East Street, Albert Street and Victoria Street, with particular emphasis on the gateways into this area. There isn’t much detail in the plans yet but this is what is known at the moment: Eastern Gateway: transforming the entrance to the Eagle Market and creating a more welcoming arrival from the bus station. St Peters Street – City Living: the development of a ‘prominent retail pitch’ into city homes. Northern Gateway - Market Hall: Transforming the market to a new food, leisure and flexible niche market and revitalising the ‘Osnabruck Square’ entrance, creating a better