The proposals will see the existing Chesterfield Hotel car park returned to use alongside a temporary open surface car park which is to be built on the footprint of the old hotel.
Chesterfield Borough Council was granted planning permission to open a temporary car park with a total of 88 spaces at the Malkin Street location.
The hotel, formerly the Station Hotel, opened in 1877 and closed in 2015 after the previous company that owned it went bust.
Before it was flattened, urban explorers from Abandoned UK went inside and got these fascinating pictures of the interior – complete with televisions and bedding still in situ, although the council says anything interesting or of value has since been removed.
. The Chesterfield Hotel
The boarded-up hotel faces demolition imminently. Photo: Abandoned UK
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A sign giving directions inside the hotel. Photo: Abandoned UK
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A bar area. Photo: Abandoned UK
. The Chesterfield Hotel
A bar area. Photo: Abandoned UK
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Wine glasses remain inside a bar area. Photo: Abandoned UK
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The bar area. Photo: Abandoned UK
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Litter and abandoned items inside the hotel. Photo: Abandoned UK
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A function room, complete with chandeliers still hanging. Photo: Abandoned UK
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A fireplace in the Devonshire Room. Photo: Abandoned UK
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Inside the hotel. Photo: Abandoned UK
. The Chesterfield Hotel
Inside the hotel. Photo: Abandoned UK
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A chandelier inside the hotel. Photo: Abandoned UK
1. The Chesterfield Hotel
A sign giving directions inside the hotel. Photo: Abandoned UK
2. The Chesterfield Hotel
A bar area. Photo: Abandoned UK
3. The Chesterfield Hotel
A bar area. Photo: Abandoned UK
4. The Chesterfield Hotel
Wine glasses remain inside a bar area. Photo: Abandoned UK