Envy Apartment

New properties could be built in the heart of Chesterfield. MJ Developments (Chesterfield) Ltd has submitted a planning application to Chesterfield Borough Council to convert the currently vacant first and second floors of 1-3 Knifesmithgate into ten apartments. The ground floor, which is occupied by the Odyssey restaurant, does not form part of the application. The application states: "The proposed development provides sustainable centralised town centre living in the form of well proportioned residential apartments in the heart of the popular market town . "As it is important to retain as much of the original character as possible, there is very limited proposed alteration to the elevations, particularly to the outward street facing elevations . By limiting the work and unnecessary modification to the external envelope, this retains the original character of the building. "There is no parking provision proposed for the residential accommodation." Supporting...

Lancaster- based Oak Tree Development Group said it has agreed to buy the 11-acre property from Wilbur’s owner, Cargill, for an undisclosed price. “We like projects that are community-centric,” said Oak Tree President Mike O’Brien. “We’re excited to do a project that positively impacts a small town like this.” Oak Tree expects to submit plans to the borough in 60 days. The firm hopes to get them approved by year-end, start construction in early 2018 and complete the venture by March 2019. A name for the project has yet to be selected, said O’Brien. He declined to disclose the project’s cost. “We’re eager to work with Oak Tree,” said Karen Weibel, president of Lititz’s Borough Council . “It’s a local firm. They have a lot of credibility. We’re extremely thankful that the building will be utilized quickly, and not sit there for five or 10 years and invite blight.” Mayor Tim Snyder also was enthusiastic about the plan, saying the new uses “will enhance downtown Lititz . ... It’s going...