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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 […]

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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 […]

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Plans have been submitted to build up to 200 homes next to Acorn Way, Derby. Image by Keepmoat Homes

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 […]

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