‘The Pencil Works’ Enterprise Hub Building
‘ The Pencil Works’ Enterprise Hub
We are creating a central focus through a new building, called the Pencil Works, offering high-quality facilities to support the town aims of becoming a great place to visit, work and do business.
The building is projected to create 50 jobs and 1,000 square meters of new retail, leisure and office space.
Plans include:
- Creative makers’ space for specialist craftspeople and artists
- Retail units including for food/drinks outlets
- Public toilets (relocated from Cliffe Hill)
- Disabled parking and bicycle storage
- Flexible office space for small businesses
Subject to planning permission, work would get underway in February 2025 with completion 12 months later.
The architect’s visualisations are subject to change as plans develop over the coming months in partnership with local people.
A formal public consultation period on the plans is now live, including a drop-in event on Monday 28 October, 4-6pm at Stapleford Library, for local people to meet the team and ask questions.
A planning application for the building is now live and available for comments. Follow this link and search for application 24/00669/REG3 - Planning Application Pencil works - Planning Application Portal
The parking provision lost at Victoria Street will be replaced by a new carpark at 131 Derby Road.
The inspiration for the name has been taken from Stapleford’s historic F. Chambers & Company Limited Pencil Works factory which resided on Broad Oak Drive from 1915 until 1973. The company was the first to manufacture cosmetic pencils for Boots in 1931. While they sold their business in the 1990s, the Chambers’ family still produce pencils in Stapleford.