For many years, Dernford has been very active in the Newmarket Road regeneration area, and managing director Simon Dazeley has been personally heavily involved in planning developments, assembling land and prosecuting planning.

We’re pleased to share the news that we’ve secured a conditional contract to promote a mixed-use development on the former Discount Autoparts site on Newmarket Road.

Our plan is to turn the premises, which also fronts Abbey Street, into a mix of retail, residential and student accommodation. We have been working in tandem with the pension fund of the family that owns the site for some time, and really look forward to adding some value to this project.

A planning application will be submitted in late July.