planning Archives - Erewash Sound

Christ Church Methodist Church in Derby Road, Long Eaton. Image from Google.

Erewash church gets a new lease of life

An historic Derbyshire church is eyeing a new future to preserve the “shabby but sacred” building and bring more people inside. The 150-year-old Christ Church Methodist Church in Derby Road, Long Eaton, a prominent building on the town’s main thoroughfare, is set for a new lease of life. Christ Church, home to the official Long Eaton town clock, is looking to divide the existing worship space into separate community facilities, alongside the sale of the neighbouring Sunday school. This will […]

18 June 2026 7

The planned retirement apartment complex off Station Road, Sandiacre. Image from Corstorphine & Wright.

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Borough Wide

Dozens of flats approved on “eyesore” derelict Erewash site, vacant for more than 15 years

Dozens of flats have been approved on an “eyesore” derelict site which has been vacant for more than 15 years – but none will be “affordable”. At an Erewash Borough Council meeting this month (Wednesday, June 10th), councillors approved plans for a four-storey block of 53 retirement apartments on vacant land next to Lidl and the Erewash Canal in Station Road, Sandiacre. The plans, from McCarthy Stone, had previously been withdrawn by the developer due to flood risk issues, after […]

15 June 2026 103 2

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

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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 162

Sawley

Derelict loo block to become coffee shop and workshop

By Eddie Bisknell - Local Democracy Reporting Service A derelict toilet block in a car park is set to be converted into a coffee shop and workshop after councillors gave plans the go-ahead. At an Erewash Borough Council meeting this month, councillors gave their unanimous support for plans from Nichol Dexter to give the former public loos in Sawley’s Trent Lock car park a new lease of life. The toilets have been disused for around a year, and the area […]

16 March 2026 47

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

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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 35

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

planning

Erewash church gets a new lease of life

Dozens of flats approved on “eyesore” derelict Erewash site, vacant for more than 15 years

A52 housing plans for Risley/Sandiacre

Derelict loo block to become coffee shop and workshop

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

Plans for 200 homes on contentious land

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