Housing Archives - Erewash Sound

400 new homes could be built next to Stoney Lane and the A52. Image by Google Maps.

400 homes next to A52 still on table despite traffic concern

Plans to build at least 400 homes next to the A52 in Derby remain a realistic possibility, despite “strong opposition” from the public over traffic concerns. Last year, very early plans were announced for a huge development off Stoney Lane, in Spondon – right next to the busy Brian Clough Way, connecting Derby and Nottingham. The land in question was previously classified as green belt – meaning it was strictly protected from development. However, recent analysis has shown the site […]

4 June 2026 24

News

Housing and pothole funding among highlights as Mayor marks two-year anniversary

Giving councils the most money ever to tackle potholes and seeing the first residents move into the thousands of new homes unlocked for development are among the key highlights as Mayor Claire Ward celebrates her second anniversary in office. After being elected the inaugural Mayor of the East Midlands in May 2024, Mayor Claire is now celebrating the halfway mark of her term of office, highlighting a period of major investment, strengthened regional partnerships and a renewed focus on growth, […]

12 May 2026 6

The proposed site of 150 homes in Bostocks Lane, Risley. Image from Google.

Borough Wide

A52 housing plans for Risley/Sandiacre

Scores of homes could soon be built alongside the M1 and A52 on the outskirts of a Derbyshire town, in the protected Green Belt. The plans, from Wheeldon Brothers, NM & DA Thorpe and NA Cotton, would involve 150 houses being built off Bostocks Lane, in Risley, next to the M1 and A52 junction for Sandiacre. If approved by Erewash Borough Council, the scheme would include 68 affordable homes – totalling 45 percent of housing on the planned estate. A […]

28 April 2026 154

Derby

Derbyshire school places shortfall

More than 1,800 Derbyshire children over the next five years will have to attend schools outside their catchment after central Government pulled the plug on a long-planned new secondary. A falling birth rate was the reason put forward for the Labour Government’s reason to scrap the planned £27 million 1,230-space secondary school on the Infinity Garden Village, bordering Chellaston. Its decision, issued at the end of March, came despite fervent lobbying from politicians of all political persuasions, including South Derbyshire’s […]

14 April 2026 51

Mayor Claire Ward on a brownfield site (Credit: Onclusive News)

Derbyshire

Mayor lands £57m to turn derelict land into thriving communities

The Mayor of the East Midlands has secured an additional £57.2 million to support housing developments on brownfield land across the region. The funding will be used over the next four years to support the construction of more than 1,900 homes across Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham, and Nottinghamshire. The homes will be built on brownfield land – previously developed sites which are now derelict or underused. These sites offer a major opportunity to deliver much-needed homes while making better use of land that already […]

27 March 2026 49

The proposed HMO at 7 Nuthall Circle, Kirk Hallam. Image from Google.

Borough Wide

Events described as “bizarre”, “peculiar” and “silly” after borough councillors decide not to decide a planning application

By Eddie Bisknell - Local Democracy Reporting Service Derbyshire councillors have decided not to decide a planning application in a move branded “bizarre”, “peculiar” and “silly”. At an Erewash Borough Council meeting last night (Wednesday, March 11th), councillors refused to make a decision on a planning application for a five-bedroom HMO, which did not require planning permission under permitted development rights. After extensive discussions, including legal and planning advice, openly bemused councillors with self-confessed “headaches” voted in favour of non-determination […]

12 March 2026 32

Derby

Plans for 200 homes on contentious land

By Nigel Slater - Local Democracy Reporting Service Controversial plans to build up to 200 homes on “vital” green land next to a busy Derby road have triggered much concern. Keepmoat Homes is seeking permission from Derby City Council to build a “vibrant” estate consisting of dozens of homes off Acorn Way. The road links Oakwood and Chaddesden with Spondon. The application site is towards the Spondon end adjacent to Derby Road but is on Green Wedge land which separates […]

4 March 2026 49

Housing