The former boss of Thorntons chocolates has won planning permission to build a £6 million waterside complex on the Trent & Mersey Canal.
Ex-Thorntons chief executive John Thornton has got approval for the mixed-use scheme at his Mercia Marina site – described as the UK’s largest inland marina – at Willington, between Burton and Derby.
South Derbyshire District Council has approved plans for the glass, stone and timber Promenade building which will have 14 apartments above seven ground floor retail units.
