NEW jobs could be created on the site of a former Rolls-Royce foundry, a World War Two memorial erected and 100 homes built as part of a swathe of new plans to regenerate Osmaston.
Part of Osmaston Park could also have housing built on it in a bid to "increase public safety", and the junction of Osmaston Road and Ascot Drive could be "improved".
News of the proposals come as developer Keepmoat is consulting on its plans for 343 homes on what is currently Rolls-Royce land, off Nightingale Road.
And building continues on 95 homes – a mixture of social and low-cost housing – in Elton Road and Glossop Street.
The work is being carried out by the Osmaston Regeneration Partnership, made up of the city council, Keepmoat, Derby Homes and the Osmaston Community Association of Residents (Oscar).
Details of the projects are scarce as the council says they are in the "feasibility" stage. But it says it wants to see commercial units built on the site of the former Rolls-Royce Light Alloy Foundry, in Russell Street.
This could create scores of jobs on the site, which is still owned by Rolls-Royce.
The latest 100 homes could be built in Elton Road. It is understood they would also be constructed by Keepmoat.
Controversially, the council is also considering a patch of land on Osmaston Park for new homes.
It says this would involve "construction of a small number of homes adjacent to the allotments on an under-used area of Osmaston Park to increase public safety by overlooking and increased activity".
Councillor Robin Turner, who represents Sinfin, said he had concerns about building on parkland as it was vital for people's health.
He said: "Any land removed from the park ought to compensated for through other areas of adjacent land being attached to it."
City council deputy leader Councillor Martin Rawson said: "There are currently no concrete plans to build homes on Osmaston Park but we will look at this if there is a demand from the people of Osmaston."
The World War Two memorial could be created either in the foyer or the garden of the former Rolls-Royce factory office building in Nightingale Road, known as Marble Hall, said the chairman of Oscar, Leigh Alcock.
By April 2015 it will be transformed into a "community hub" featuring small business units, meeting rooms, office space, a café, and places for health and child care services.
The memorial would be to the 23 people who died when Rolls-Royce was bombed on July 27, 1942.
