Following completion of the detailed design for the proposed conversion of the former Market Hall - enabling provision of a two screen cinema and enclosure of part of the bus bay area to provide a new food & beverage/retail unit – the scheme is now out to tender.

Interested parties can access the Invitation to Tender documentation here: Re-development of Former Market Hall and Bus Station, Bakewell Road, Matlock (sourcederbyshire.co.uk)

The deadline for tender submissions is 19 December 2022.

The proposals also include new bus passenger and taxi waiting facilities and an enhanced public realm. A second, later phase, subject to separate community fundraising, comprises the provision of community space.

Subject to an acceptable tender being received, work is anticipated to start in 2023.

General enquiries regarding the scheme should be directed to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.