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CGI image of the proposed new block in Kirkby-in-Ashfield

An apartment block could be built on the site of a former Kirkby-in-Ashfield social club.

Ashfield District Council submitted its owns plans on Friday (August 8) for the new homes on council-owned land off Millers Way that previously housed the Wyvern Club .

The club, which opened in the 1960s, was formally a British Rail Social Club but found itself in a “state of dilapidation” in recent years, closing in January 2024 . It has since been demolished .

The 12 energy-efficient apartments, to be built close to Kirkby-in-Ashfield Train Station, would include six two-beds and six one-beds split across three floors.

The council initially wanted to build a new destination pub on the vacant space but further market testin

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