BSP Consulting is the civil and structural engineer for a key part of the North Kirkby Gateway project.
This regeneration scheme in Kirkby, north Nottinghamshire, is breathing new life into the area.
Demolition of a dilapidated former factory shop in Ellis Street has been underway, after Ashfield District Council purchased the run-down building earlier in 2025 with plans to knock it down and rebuild a more attractive building.
The site will welcome a modern, three-storey apartment complex featuring a flexible ground floor space, bringing desirable town centre living to Kirkby.
BSP Consulting is providing civil, structural and transport engineering services for the development, along with the flood risk strategy.
BSP associate Gareth Ellison: “The North Kirkby Gateway project will be a significant scheme in the town – helping to regenerate this central area.
“BSP Consulting has worked previously with Ashfield District Council and also has wide experience of being part of teams involved in regeneration schemes. We are pleased to see that enabling work has been underway and the project is moving forward.”
Regeneration
The apartment scheme has been designed by Lungfish Architects. Project manager is Gleeds. RG Carter Construction has been handling the demolition on site. A planning application has now been submitted for the development, which is likely to get underway later this year.
The project is one piece of Ashfield District Council’s wider aims of regenerating town centres across the district to attract more investment, support local businesses, provide more jobs for local people, more quality housing, and to improve quality of life.
Councillor Matthew Relf, Executive Lead for Growth, Regeneration and Local Planning, said: “It’s fantastic to see progress on this project now with demolition well underway. This site has been steadily deteriorating over the years, and its central location made it one of the top contenders for our regeneration plans. The North Kirkby Gateway project will bring a wonderful new building looking out across the plaza, bringing new commercial and residential spaces right into our town centre. This will help increase footfall in the town centre and help frame the plaza, bringing more buzz and activity back to Kirkby.
“This is yet another of our many regeneration projects moving through to delivery, helping make Ashfield a fantastic place to live, work, study, shop, and play.”
This project is one of 21 which are funded by the council’s combined £70m Towns Fund and Future High Streets Fund, that are changing the face of Ashfield for the better.
Langcroft Developments, in partnership with Ashfield District Council, will be remediating and developing the derelict nearby Pond Hole site to provide 55 retirement and care units.
Watch the demolition in Ellis Street get underway here.
