Homes plan for former social club set for approval

A bid to build houses on the cleared site of a social club looks set to be approved.

Demolition of the former Enterprise Sports and Social Club in Station Road, Ilkeston, began in June 2025.

Plans to build 16 two-storey, two-bed semi-detached houses in its place have been recommended for approval when planners at Erewash Borough Council meet on Wednesday.

A total of four objection letters have been submitted to the council with concerns over loss of privacy, light, biodiversity and coal mining history along with flooding and knotweed.

The initial plans to cut down trees on Station Road for access to the site have been amended to retain them, said the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

In a council report, the authority said while "it is inevitable that there will be some overlooking" it would not be more than "ordinarily expected in a residential environment".

The officer added that while "inevitably, the development of this site will result in many changes for those residents who live nearby" any impact would not lead to "unacceptable harm" for neighbours while the "social and economic benefits of providing 16 dwellings are significant".

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