Amber Valley Preferred Growth Strategy

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Contents

1. Introduction 3

2. What We Have Done So Far? 3

3. The Vision for Amber Valley 5

4. The Preferred Growth Strategy 5

5. The Preferred Strategic Sites 10

6. Other Potential Strategic Sites 23

7. The Next Steps 26

Appendices

A. Summary of Site Constraints

B. The Proposed Scale and Location of Housing Growth in the Derby Housing Market Area

C. The Proposed Scale and Location of Housing Growth in Amber Valley

D. List of Supporting Evidence Documents

E. Summary of the Responses to Previous Consultation Events

F. Plan Showing Potential Strategic Sites and Preferred Strategic Sites Considered in Amber Valley

G. Glossary of Terms

1. Introduction

Amber Valley Borough Council is preparing a Core Strategy, as part of the Local Development Framework for Amber Valley.

As part of the Core Strategy process, the Borough Council has agreed a Preferred Growth Strategy, setting out how it proposes to meet identified needs for housing growth up to 2028.

The Preferred Growth Strategy sets out the overall scale of housing growth proposed, together with a number of preferred strategic sites to contribute towards this growth.

The Preferred Growth Strategy has been developed through joint working between the Borough Council and its partners within the Derby Housing Market Area (Derby City Council, South Derbyshire District Council and Derbyshire County Council), as well as following liaison with other adjoining authorities and partners. This reflects the formal duty to co-operate with other local authorities and partners in the preparation of Core Strategies, which was formally introduced by the Government in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published in March 2012.

It should be emphasised that this Preferred Growth Strategy refers to the overall future development of strategic areas of growth only. The Borough Council will still be planning for development in other areas of the Borough that are not covered in this Strategy on smaller sites which will be identified in a separate Site Allocations and Designations document which will follow on from the Core Strategy. In identifying these other sites, the Council will ensure that brownfield land is considered first.

2. What We Have Done So Far?

So far in preparing the Core Strategy, the Borough Council has published and undertaken consultation on the following documents:-

Issues and Ideas (2008)

This document, which was published for consultation between September and November 2008, identified a range of issues and sought comments on the matters that should be addressed by appropriate policies in the Core Strategy

Issues and Options (2010)

This document, which was published for consultation between January and May 2010, set out a range of policy options for delivering housing to meet the requirements of the East Midlands Regional Plan, meeting employment needs, as well as a range of other issues.

Have Your Say (2011)

This document, which was published for consultation from February to May 2011, followed the Government's announcement that Regional Plans were to be formally revoked. In response to this decision, the local planning authorities in the Derby Housing Market Area resolved to undertake further consultation on a wider range of policy options.

Options for Housing Growth (2011)

A Significant Opportunity For Development On A Strategic Scale At Denby (2012)

This document, which was published for consultation from February to April 2012, followed a response to the ‘Options for Housing Growth consultation in respect of the option of a new settlement, suggested that land at Cinderhill, Denby could have the potential for development on a strategic scale, as part of the overall requirement for housing growth.

A summary of the key issues raised through responses to consultation on the above documents is set out at Appendix E.

The development of the Preferred Growth Strategy has taken into account all of the responses received in relation to these previous Core Strategy consultation documents.

3. The Vision for Amber Valley

The Borough Council’s Vision for Amber Valley, as set out in its 2012-15 Corporate Improvement Plan, is:-

‘Making Everywhere In Amber Valley A Great Place To Live’.

The significant contribution that spatial planning can make to achieving this Vision has been recognised in previous Core Strategy consultation documents, through the establishment of a Core Strategy Vision stating that:-

‘By 2028, Amber Valley will have healthy, vibrant and sustainable communities with a wide range of quality facilities and services for all sectors of the population. Residents will enjoy a excellent quality of life and the Borough will be an attractive place for people to live, work and visit. These communities will be safe and all will be able to live and visit these areas without the fear of crime.’

Establishing the scale of housing growth up to 2028 and identifying a number of strategic sites that can make a significant contribution towards this growth will need to reflect the Core Strategy Vision.

4. The Preferred Growth Strategy

Establishing The Scale Of Housing Growth

Following the consultation in 2011 on the ‘Options For Housing Growth’, the local planning authorities within the Derby Housing Market Area jointly commissioned a Housing Requirements Study for the Derby HMA.

In response to the findings of the Housing Requirements Study, the Derby HMA authorities have agreed a figure for the scale of housing growth up to 2028 and how this growth should be distributed within the respective local authority areas within the Derby Housing Market Area.

The agreed position is for a minimum of 33,700 dwellings within the Derby Housing Market Area between 2008 and 2028, of which 9,000 dwellings would be provided within Amber Valley.

A summary of the findings of the Housing Requirements Study and how the scale and distribution of housing growth was calculated are set out at Appendix B.

In planning for 9,000 additional dwellings in Amber Valley, the Borough Council needs to take into account the following:-

• Completed dwellings since 2008 • Existing planning permissions for housing as at 1/4/12 • Sites already allocated for housing in the adopted Local Plan that have not yet come forward for development • Making an allowance for housing on land which cannot be readily identified in advance (known as ‘windfall’)

The table at Appendix C shows that in total, around 4,600 dwellings can be expected to come forward up to 2028.

This means that the Borough Council needs to identify additional sites to provide around 4,400 dwellings, in order to meet the requirement for 9,000 dwellings up to 2028.

Maximizing the Use of Brownfield Land

The table at Appendix C shows that a significant proportion of the housing development already completed or with planning permission, as well as that expected to come forward on sites already allocated in the Local Plan and through ‘windfall’, will be on previously developed or brownfield land. This reflects the Council’s continuing emphasis on maximising development on brownfield land, including by reducing the number of empty properties and bringing these back into use for housing where appropriate. However, given the scale of housing need up to 2028 and the decreasing opportunities that will be available to secure development on brownfield land, it is inevitable that greenfield sites will need to be identified for housing development.

Re-using Empty Properties

The Council has identified reducing the number of empty properties within the Borough as a key priority. Leaving property empties can attract nuisance and anti-social behaviour, depreciate in value and reduce the value of surrounding homes, cause problems to adjoining property and, in the case of empty residential properties, is a waste of the housing stock. The Council actively seeks out empty properties so they can be brought back into use for residential purposes and help to reduce the need for increasing the housing stock by building new properties.

The NPPF emphasises that local authorities should identify and bring back into residential use empty housing and buildings in line with local housing and empty homes strategies.

The Preferred Locations For Housing Growth

There are a number of factors which the Borough Council needs to take into account in determining the most appropriate locations to accommodate the remaining requirement for around 4,400 dwellings in Amber Valley up to 2028.

The East Midlands Regional Plan (EMRP) 2009, which requires the provision of 10,200 of dwellings from 2006 to 2026, of which at least 600 should be provided in the Derby Principal Urban Area (PUA). Elsewhere in Amber Valley, the EMRP requires growth to take place primarily at the four market towns of Alfreton, Belper, Heanor and Ripley. Although the Localism Act which is now enacted includes the revocation of Regional Plans, this has not yet taken place.

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) requires local planning authorities to boost significantly the supply of housing by:

• using their evidence base to ensure that their Local Plan meets the full, objectively assessed needs for the market and affordable housing in the housing market area, including identifying key sites which are critical to the delivery of the housing strategy over the plan period;

• identifying and updating an annual supply of specific deliverable sites sufficient to provide five years worth of housing against their housing requirements, with buffers to allow for a realistic prospect of achieving the planned supply and to ensure choice and competition in the market for land;

• identify a supply of specific, developable sites or broad locations for growth, for 6-10 and where possible, for years 11-15;

• for market and affordable housing, illustrate the expected rate of housing delivery through a housing trajectory for the plan period and set out a housing implementation strategy for the full range of housing, describing how they will maintain delivery of a five-year supply of housing land to meet their housing target; and

• set out their own approach to housing density to reflect local circumstances

The NPPF also states that planning for larger scale development, such as new settlements or extensions to existing villages and towns that follow the principles of Garden Cities, may the most effective means to achieve the principles of sustainable development.

The provision of strategic sites for housing development also offers the prospect to more readily achieve improvements to existing infrastructure and to provide a range of community benefits alongside new housing.

The Town and Country Planning Association recognises that well planned new communities, in the form of new garden cities, suburbs or villages, provide an opportunity to create high quality, sustainable places. Such development should deliver a range of house types, including social and affordable housing; provide a mix of employment and other uses as well as housing; provide new open space, be accessible by a range of means of transport and provide a high quality of design.

The NPPF emphasises the importance of continuing to protect Green Belt from inappropriate development and that established Green Belt boundaries should only be altered in exceptional circumstances. The NPPF also states that when reviewing Green Belt boundaries, local planning authorities should take into account the need to provide sustainable patterns of development.

However, in addition to the Green Belt, the Borough Council will need to take into account other constraints to development, in order to ensure that new growth can be sustainable and that the most sensitive areas of the Borough are protected. This includes areas of flood risk, as well as land currently protected by other policies having regard to its heritage, landscape or nature conservation importance.

Taking into account the opportunities for and constraints to development and following further consideration of the range of potential strategic locations for growth, a number of preferred strategic sites have been identified, which can make a significant contribution towards meeting the housing requirement in the Borough up to 2028. In selecting the preferred strategic sites, the opportunity has been taken to identify where growth can provide new infrastructure and community benefits, whilst at the same time protecting the most sensitive areas of the Borough from development.

The Borough Council has also taken into account the responses to the ‘Options For Housing Growth’ document published for consultation in 2011 and to the subsequent consultation on the potential for development on a strategic scale at Denby.

The following strategic sites are identified as the most suitable locations to contribute to housing growth in Amber Valley up to 2028:

• An urban extension to the east of Alfreton at Outseats Farm • An urban extension to the north of Heanor at Newlands/Taylor Lane • Urban extensions to the east of Ripley at Nottingham Road, to the east of Codnor at Alfreton Road and to the south-east of Ripley at Coppice Farm • Land at Denby currently identified for mixed-use development in the adopted Amber Valley Borough Local Plan

In addition to the above sites, land at Radbourne Lane, Mackworth, which already has planning permission for housing development, will provide a strategic site to contribute to housing growth as an urban extension to Derby.

Whilst the Borough Council considers that the preferred strategic sites represent the most suitable locations to contribute to meeting housing growth, further technical work still needs to be undertaken to confirm that the sites can deliver the anticipated number of dwellings within the period up to 2028.

Further information in relation to each of the preferred strategic sites is set out in section 5.

The table at Appendix C shows that the preferred strategic sites could in total provide around 3,900 additional dwellings up to 2028. This leaves a remaining requirement for approximately 500 dwellings, for which sites will need to be identified in a separate Site Allocations and Designations document, to follow on from the Core Strategy. In identifying these other sites, the Council will ensure that brownfield land is considered first.

5. The Preferred Strategic Sites

The following section provides further information on the sites referred to above, including the constraints that will restrict development on these sites and the opportunities for new and improved infrastructure. It should be noted that the site boundaries shown in red only represent the extent of the selected site, and not all of the site will be developed for residential purposes.

More detailed information on the preferred strategic sites is set out in Appendix A and in the Strategic Sites Study 2012, which is one of the Evidence Papers supporting the Core Strategy process and is listed in Appendix D.

Alfreton

Modest growth will take place on the edge of the town at Outseats Farm, Mansfield Road. This will be provided together with the implementation of a strategy to provide improved and new community facilities, targeted at the most deprived areas.

Figure 1

Outseats Farm

The site as outlined at Figure 1 is 20.16 hectares and has the capacity to accommodate approximately 500 dwellings. It lies immediately adjacent to the built up area of Alfreton, close to the town centre. The area to the north of the Site comprises of the railway station. The site comprises Grade 4 agricultural land, which is of poor quality and the site is relatively unconstrained by environmental constraints.

The site is not located in the Green Belt and there are no local or national landscape designations on the site. The development of this site provides a significant opportunity to create a new park in this part of the town, which is one of the most deprived areas in the Borough.

There is a Local Wildlife Site adjacent to the eastern boundary of the Site. The site lies within Flood Zone 1, which represents a low risk from flooding and there is no known contamination on the site.

The bus services on Mansfield Road are good and include a twice hourly bus service between Derby and Mansfield and a hourly service to Nottingham. Alfreton Rail Station lies immediately to the north of the Site. The nearest secondary school is Alfreton Grange Arts College. At the time of writing this report, this school had spare capacity.

The short northern frontage on Mansfield Road (B6019) offers the potential to be the primary access to this Site, although improving visibility for vehicles using Mansfield Road will need to be addressed. There are some existing minor problems with the B600 (Nottingham Road), south of the A38 and there may be the possibility that development of this site would add to existing congestion problems in Alfreton town centre.

The development of this site could impact on the setting of Carnfield Hall, a grade II* listed building and/or the Carnfield Hall Conservation Area. There are trees on the site that are covered by Tree Preservation Orders that will also need to be protected.

Heanor

Modest growth will take place on the edge of the town at Newlands and off Taylor Lane. This will be provided together with a strategy to consolidate and improve the appearance, vitality and viability of the town centre as outlined in the town’s Master Plan. There is also the potential for new town centre uses including residential development on vacant brownfield land previously reserved for the provision of an inner relief road.

Newlands/Taylor Lane

Figure 2

The sites outlined at Figure 2 total 19.4 hectares. They are not located in the Green Belt and have the capacity to accommodate approximately 500 dwellings as part of a mixed use development which includes employment uses on the site off Taylor Lane. Other land in this area is also being promoted for development, but this is within the Green Belt. The site off Taylor Lane is brownfield and is currently allocated for employment development in the existing Local Plan, but no interest has been shown by any potential employer in the site. The site at Newlands is considered suitable for residential development, subject to safeguards to protect adjacent areas of nature conservation interest.

The Newlands site and the majority of the Taylor Lane site lie within Flood Zone 1, which represent a low risk from flooding. That part of the Taylor Lane site which lies within Flood Zone 3a and represents a high risk of flooding will need to be kept free from any built development. The Taylor Lane site is a stabilised former opencast site and the Newlands site is Grade 4 agricultural land which is of poor quality. There is no known contamination on the sites.

The nearest secondary schools are Heanor Gate Science College and Aldercar Community Language College. Aldercar Community Language College currently has some limited capacity and is capable of being expanded. However, Heanor Gate Science College is now an Academy and currently is at capacity and it may be difficult for this school to expand. There are primary schools within the vicinity of the site, but they are currently at capacity. This a constraint that is not considered to be insurmountable, but it will require further liaison with the education authority.

The development of these sites will have an impact on the surrounding highway network. Existing public transport services will need also to be improved. Heanor town centre is not within easy walking distance of these sites, particularly the Taylor Lane site.

Ripley (including Codnor)

Significant growth will take place at Coppice Farm and to the east of Ripley and Codnor, to assist in the delivery of essential improvements to the transport infrastructure in the form of a A610 new link road between Ripley and Langley Mill, including a by-pass for Codnor. This will reduce traffic on the existing road network and open up these areas for inward investment. These areas also offer the opportunity for mixed use development to be provided , which has the potential to support initiatives to consolidate and enhance the vitality, viability and appearance of Ripley town centre as outlined in the town’s Master Plan.

Nottingham Road, Ripley

Figure 3

The site outlined at Figure 3 is 31.3 hectares and could provide approximately 560 residential properties as part of a mixed use development, with areas set aside for employment and recreation uses. The site lies within Flood Zone 1, which represents a low risk from flooding. It is grade 4 agricultural land, which is of poor quality. There are no environmental designations and no known contamination on the site.

The nearest secondary schools are Mill Hill School, Ripley and Aldercar School, Langley Mill. Mill Hill School could accommodate some of the additional pupil numbers which the development would create. Aldercar School is almost at capacity but also has the potential to be expanded. The primary school provision could potentially be met through existing surplus capacity at existing primary schools or the extension of existing primary schools.

The northern part of the site lies within the Green Belt whose boundaries should only be altered by Local Plans in exceptional circumstances. However, in this case it is considered that the importance of delivering a mixed use development in this location and the opportunity to assist in delivering the first phase of a new A610 link road between Ripley and Langley Mill, including a Codnor by-pass justify the amendment of the Green Belt in this instance. In accordance with the guidance in the NPPF, a new boundary can be created by the new road and the disused railway line that will be capable of enduring beyond the plan period.

There are no historical designations on the site, although Butterley Hall lies near to the north west boundary of the Site and Codnor Gate Farm lies near to the south east part of the Site. These are listed grade II. The site is well located in terms of bus service, but is not well located in respect of rail services. An existing footpath meets the A610 near Brickyard Lane and this pedestrian link should continue through the Site. Other footpaths exist across the site which will need to be protected.

Alfreton Road, Codnor

Figure 4

The site outlined at Figure 4 is 26.5 hectares and would provide approximately 500 dwellings as part of a mixed use development. The site lies within Flood Zone 1, which represents a low risk from flooding and the site comprises Grade 4 agricultural land, which is of poor quality. There are no environmental designations and no known contamination on the site.

All of the site is located in the Green Belt. Although Green Belt boundaries should only be altered by Local Plans in exceptional circumstances, in this case it is considered that the importance of delivering the second phase of a new A610 link road between Ripley and Langley Mill, including a Codnor by- pass justifies an amendment of the Green Belt boundary in this instance. In accordance with the guidance in the NPPF, a new boundary can be created by the new road that will be capable of enduring beyond the plan period. No public transport stops exist on the portion of the A610 south of the site, and it is not within walking distance of the nearest rail station at Langley Mill. The Site is located close to the village centre of Codnor where local services can be accessed. Two grade II listed buildings are located near to the western boundary (See the detailed site assessment at Appendix A).

Coppice Farm, Ripley

Figure 5

The site outlined at Figure 5 is 20.2 hectares and would provide approximately 360 dwellings. The area lies within Flood Zone 1, which represents a low risk from flooding and comprises of grade 4 agricultural land, which is of poor quality. There are no environmental designations and no known contamination on the site. The Site is not located in the Green Belt and there are no local or national landscape designations.

Development in this area would significantly impact on the local highway network. The A610 is at or nearing capacity and any additional traffic will impact on its operation, particularly at the Steam Mill Lane/A610 junction. However, there is potential for a scheme to improve local transport infrastructure and assist with funding a new A610 link road between Ripley and Langley Mill, including a Codnor by-pass. If the new link road scheme between Ripley and Langley Mill was established, this would alleviate the potential for congestion on the existing line of the A610. A bus service does operate in this area, but it is not frequent and the site is not within walking distance of a rail station. However, the Ripley Greenway will assist in providing pedestrian and cycling access to Ripley town centre from this site. Coppice Farm, a grade II listed building lies in the northern part of the Site.

Land North of Denby

Figure 6

The site as outlined at Figure 6 is 85.2 hectares, of which 28.8 hectares is greenfield and 56.4 hectares is brownfield. None of the site preferred for development is within the Green Belt. It would provide approximately 1,800 dwellings as part of a comprehensive mixed use development.

The site is already allocated for mixed use development in the adopted Local Plan, including 300 dwellings. The area to be developed on the preferred site would not go beyond that already allocated or involve any development in the Green Belt.

It will remain a fundamental requirement for any development in this location to secure the remediation of the tar pits and other derelict and contaminated land. Development of this site will be planned in a way that would benefit existing as well as new residents and to complement rather than compete with existing facilities in the surrounding villages.

Other benefits of developing this site include the following:

• It would provide new employment development • It would make a significant contribution towards meeting the need for housing growth in the Borough • It would make a substantial contribution to maximizing development on previously developed brownfield land • It would provide improvements to local infrastructure and community facilities, including shops, schools, health facilities and public open space • It could reduce the pressure to identify strategic sites on the edge of the Borough's towns, as well as on the edge of Derby • It would reduce pressure to allocate land in other areas of the Borough that are greenfield and in the Green Belt

The majority of the Site lies within Flood Zone 1, which represents a low risk from flooding. An area within the southern part of the Site lies within Flood Zone 3a which represents a high risk of flooding. The site comprises of Grade 4 agricultural land, which is land of poor quality.

A greater amount of residential development on this site compared with the existing allocation would still leave free from any built development the areas that contain tar pits, the land within Flood Zone 3a and the land which forms the rural setting of Park Hall, a grade II* listed building.

Development will need to include the provision of a large local centre and a new primary school. The nearest secondary schools are John Flamsteed Community School, Denby and Belper School. John Flamsteed School does not currently have any spare capacity and Belper School is currently at capacity, but it has the capacity to expand if required. Development of this scale, however, will need to provide a additional secondary provision on site, probably as an extension to John Flamsteed School.

The provision of a new direct access to the A38 may be desirable, however, the Highways Agency have raised concerns regarding the deliverability of the scheme, the serious impact this could have on the viability of the proposed development, and the implications for the housing being delivered within the plan period.

Existing bus services will need to be significantly enhanced to reduce reliance on the private car and provide easy access to the town centres of Ripley and Belper, including Belper Railway Station.

Radbourne Lane, Mackworth

Figure 7

The site as outlined at Figure 7 is 16.5 hectares. The site is already allocated for residential development in the existing Local Plan and has outline planning permission for up to 600 dwellings, although a current reserved matters application is for 530 dwellings.

6. Other Potential Strategic Sites

The following section summarises the other potential strategic sites, focusing on the reasons why the Borough Council is not proposing to identify these sites for housing development in its Preferred Growth Strategy.

More detailed information on these potential sites is set out at Appendix A and in the Evidence Paper ‘Strategic Sites Study 2010’, as referred to in Appendix D.

Chesterfield Road, Alfreton (AV1)

This greenfield site lies on the north west edge of Alfreton. Although the site is located immediately adjacent to the built up area of the town, access to the site is particularly difficult as direct access on to the adjacent A61 would be unlikely to be acceptable for a strategic site in this location. However, it is understood that a direct access may be allowed if a smaller development was involved. In order to provide an alternative access, a new road to the B6025 (Park Lane) to the north would need to be provided which would require the use of land outside the control of the site promoter and the Borough of Amber Valley. Another constraint is Shirland Lodge Farmhouse, which lies to the north of the site. This is a grade II listed building with associated outbuildings and development of this site could potentially harm its setting.

Birchwood Lane, Somercotes (AV3)

This greenfield site is made up of two separate sites either side of Birchwood Lane. It lies to the north east of the local centre of Somercotes and 1.5 miles south of Alfreton town centre. Although Somercotes has some services, the site is poorly related to services in Alfreton. More significant are the highway constraints associated with this site. Birchwood Lane and Cockshutt Lane have limited capacity for additional traffic and alternative means of accessing the site would be very expensive and would need to involve third party land.

Lily Street Farm, Swanwick (AV4)

This greenfield site lies to the south west of Alfreton town centre. To the south of the Site lie open fields beyond which lies Swanwick. Although the site is located adjacent to the A38, it is not well related to Alfreton and Swanwick and its development would urbanise an area which currently provides a rural open break between Swanwick and Alfreton.

Derby Road, Swanwick (AV5)

This greenfield site lies to the south of the built up area of Swanwick and 2.3 miles south of Alfreton and 2.2 miles north of Ripley. The site is well related to Swanwick, but is poorly related to Alfreton and Ripley. All of the land is also designated as Green Belt, to prevent the coalescence of Swanwick and Ripley. As required by the NPPF, Green Belt boundaries should only be altered by Local Plans in exceptional circumstances that have not been demonstrated in this case. There is also evidence of land in this area having been the subject of mining subsidence in the past which could affect the viability of development on this site.

Heritage Farm, Riddings (AV6)

This greenfield site lies to the west of Swanwick, 2.3 miles south of Alfreton and 2.2 miles north east of Ripley. The site is reasonably well related to Riddings, but is poorly related to Alfreton and Ripley. All of the land is also designated as Green Belt, to prevent the coalescence of Riddings and Ripley. As required by the NPPF, Green Belt boundaries should only be altered by Local Plans in exceptional circumstances that have not been demonstrated in this case.

Codnor Common, Codnor (part of AV9)

This greenfield site is located between the settlements of Ripley to the west and Codnor in the east and has historically provided an open break between Codnor, Ripley and Waingroves. Although a recent appeal against the refusal of part of this site for residential development was upheld, the inspector accepted that the development involved would keep an open break which should be retained. It is not therefore considered that the remaining area should be allocated as a strategic housing site.

Land between Heage Road and Marehay, Ripley (AV10)

This greenfield site is located to the west of Ripley, although it is not well related to the town centre. All of the land is also designated as Green Belt, to prevent the coalescence of Ripley and Heage. As required by the NPPF, Green Belt boundaries should only be altered by Local Plans in exceptional circumstances that have not been demonstrated in this case. Access to the site would also be very difficult without involving third party land.

Land at Far Laund, Whitemoor, Belper (AV11)

This greenfield site is located to the north east of Belper, although it is not well related to the town centre. Almost all of the land is also designated as Green Belt, to prevent the coalescence of Belper and Heage with the remainder now having planning permission for residential development. As required by the NPPF, Green Belt boundaries should only be altered by Local Plans in exceptional circumstances that have not been demonstrated in this case. The development of this site also has the likely potential to detrimentally impact on the rural setting of Laund Farm and Lodge Farm and their outbuildings. These are listed grade II and adjoin the site.

Land off Mill Lane and Kilbourne Road, Belper (AV12)

This greenfield site consists of small open fields and is split into two parts, one off Kilbourne Road to the east and the other off Mill Lane to the west. It includes a number of well used public footpaths. Development immediately to the north west of the site includes older properties some of which are within the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site (DVMWHS) and the Belper and Milford Conservation Area. The whole of the site is within the setting of the World Heritage Site as defined by UNESCO and the Belper and Milford Conservation Area. Any built development on this site would therefore be highly likely to detract from their rural settings and the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the World Heritage Site. Such a conclusion was recently reached by an Inspector when an appeal against the refusal of residential development in part of this area adjoining Mill Lane was considered.

Land off Cromford Road, Langley Mill (part of AV14)

This greenfield site comprises of the land to the north of the preferred site for housing development. However, this site is designated as Green Belt. As required by the NPPF, Green Belt boundaries should only be altered by Local Plans in exceptional circumstances that have not been demonstrated in this case.

Hardy Barn, Heanor (AV15)

This greenfield site lies to the south of Heanor. All of the land except for a very small section is also designated as Green Belt, to prevent the coalescence of Heanor and Ilkeston. As required by the NPPF, Green Belt boundaries should only be altered by Local Plans in exceptional circumstances that have not been demonstrated in this case.

Markeaton Stones, Mackworth (AV16)

This greenfield site lies to the west of Allestree. The whole of the site is within the setting of the grade I listed Kedleston Hall Historic Park and Garden as defined in the existing Local Plan. The southern sections of the site also lie adjacent to the Mackworth Village and Markeaton conservation areas, together with the grade I listed Church of All Saints. In addition, the existing transport infrastructure has very little capacity to accommodate any further development without significant improvements to adjoining highways and the junction of the A52 and A38 in particular. Secondary school provision is also only realistically available at Ecclesbourne school at Duffield, which has very little spare capacity with few options for any expansion. The development of this site also has the potential to truncate the Mackworth/Allestree Green Wedge designated by Derby City Council.

Radbourne Lane, Mackworth (AV17)

This greenfield site lies to the west of Mackworth. Most of the site is within the setting of the grade I listed Kedleston Hall Historic Park and Garden as defined in the existing Local Plan. The northern section of the site also lies adjacent to the Mackworth Village Conservation area, including the grade I listed Church of All Saints. In addition, the existing transport infrastructure has very little capacity to accommodate any further development without significant improvements to adjoining highways and the junction of the A52 and A38 in particular. Secondary school provision is also only realistically available at Ecclesbourne school at Duffield, which has very little spare capacity with few options for any expansion. For these reasons, only that part of the site that already has planning permission is identified as a preferred strategic site.

7. The Next Steps

Following public consultation on the Preferred Growth Strategy, the Borough Council will consider all the responses received, together with the conclusions from the further technical work to be undertaken.

The Borough Council will then agree a Publication version of the Core Strategy. As well as confirming the scale of housing growth and the strategic sites to contribute to this growth, this document will also include a range of other policies in relation to housing and other matters.

It is anticipated that the Publication version of the Core Strategy will be published for formal consultation in spring 2013, in accordance with statutory requirements.

Appendix A

Summary of Site Constraints

Land at Chesterfield Road, Alfreton (AV1)

Environmental Considerations • There are no environmental designations on the site. • The site lies within Flood Zone 1, which represents a low risk from flooding. However, the northern edge of the site is within Flood Zone 3a. • There is no known contamination on the site. • The site comprises Grade 4 agricultural land, which is of poor quality • The site is not located in the Green Belt

Green Infrastructure • There are no Green Infrastructure designations on the site.

Townscape & Integration • The adjoining average density of the residential development adjacent to the site is 25 dwellings per hectare. • There are no historical designations on the site itself. However, Shirland Lodge farmhouse lies to the north of the site. This is a grade II listed building with associated outbuildings and development of this site has the potential to harm its setting. • The site lies immediately adjacent to the built up area of Alfreton, close to the town centre and within walking distance.

Infrastructure Location Name Land at Chesterfield Road • The nearest secondary school is Alfreton Grange Arts College. At the time of writing this report, this school had spare capacity. Site Address Chesterfield Road, Alfreton • It is not likely that direct vehicular access to the site from the A61 would be Site Area 17.35 ha permitted because of the operating speed on the A61 and the presence of passing lanes in the area of the site. Estimated Site Capacity (Dwellings) 520 Transport Site & Context To access this site, the B6025 (Park Lane) to the north would need to be used. This The site lies on the north west edge of Alfreton. The site comprises of land used for is within the administrative area of North East Derbyshire District Council and the agriculture, with field boundaries which include trees and hedgerows. The area to land immediately to the north is in separate ownership. These represent significant the north of the Site comprises of open fields, with the northern boundary forming constraints to the development of this site. A regular bus service linking the administrative boundary between Amber Valley and North East Derbyshire Chesterfield to Alfreton town centre runs along the A61. District Council. the western boundary comprises of the A61 Chesterfield Road beyond which lie open fields. The Site is bordered by a water treatment facility, allotments and industrial land to the east. The site is bordered by residential development to the south comprising of two storey semidetached properties. Viability There is developer interest in the site.

1 Land at Chesterfield Road, Alfreton (AV1)

Other comments The sloping nature of the site could be a further constraint and affect the viability of the Site.

Conclusions Access to this Site is a significant constraint, and given its location adjacent to a Sewage Treatment Works a cordon would be required. Some of this site is in Flood Zone 3a would also mean that this part of the site could not be developed.

2 Land at Outseats Farm, Alfreton (AV2)

western boundary of the Site abuts existing residential development. The A38 forms the southern boundary.

Environmental Considerations • There is a Local Wildlife Site adjacent to the eastern boundary of the Site • The site lies within Flood Zone 1, which represents a low risk from flooding. • There is no known contamination on the site • The site comprises Grade 4 agricultural land, which is of poor quality • The site is not located in the Green Belt

Green Infrastructure • There are trees protected by Tree Preservation Orders on the site • A Site of Importance for Nature Conservation adjoins the site

Townscape & Integration • The adjoining average density of the residential development adjacent to the site is 30 dwellings per hectare • There are no historical designations on the site itself, although development of the site may impact on the setting of Carnfield Hall, a grade II* listed building and/or the Carnfield Hall Conservation Area • The site lies immediately adjacent to the built up area of Alfreton, close to the town centre

Location Name Land at Outseats Farm Infrastructure • The nearest secondary school is Alfreton Grange Arts College which has spare Site Address Mansfield Road, Alfreton capacity.

Site Area 20.16 ha

Estimated Site Capacity (Dwellings) 500

Site & Context The site lies on the eastern edge of Alfreton. The site comprises of land used for agriculture, with field boundaries which include trees and hedgerows. A public footpath bisects the southern part of the Site in a north west to south east direction. The area to the north of the Site comprises of the railway station and a mixture of residential and employment development. The eastern boundary is bordered by dense woodland and the railway line. Beyond this lies land within the administrative area of Bolsover District Council which consists of open fields and the Grade II* listed Carnfield Hall which are within the Carnfield Hall Conservation Area. The 3 Land at Outseats Farm, Alfreton (AV2)

Transport • The short northern frontage on Mansfield Road (B6019) offers the potential to be the primary access to this Site, although improving visibility for vehicles using Mansfield Road will need to be addressed. • An access directly to the A38 is not possible. • The bus services on Mansfield Road are good and include a twice hourly bus service between Derby and Mansfield and a hourly service to Nottingham. • Alfreton Rail Station lies immediately to the north of the Site. • There are some existing minor problems with the B600 (Nottingham Road), south of the A38. • There is the possibility that development of this site would add to existing congestion problems in Alfreton town centre.

Viability There is developer interest in the site

Conclusions Development of the site would be viable if the issues of access and adjoining historical designations can be overcome.

4 Land at Birchwood Lane (AV3)

• There are no environmental designations on the Site. • The site lies within Flood Zone 1, which represents a low risk from flooding. • There is no known contamination on the site. • The site comprises Grade 4 agricultural land, which is of poor quality • The site is not located in the Green Belt

Green Infrastructure • There are no Green Infrastructure designations on the site

Townscape & Integration facts • There are no historical designations on the site. • The Site abuts existing residential development to the west and is reasonably well related to Somercotes

Infrastructure • The nearest secondary school is Alfreton Grange Arts College and Swanwick Hall School. At the time of writing this report, Alfreton Grange Arts College had spare capacity, but Swanwick Hall School was at capacity. • Access to both parts of the Site appears to be possible in only one location, at the very eastern edge of the Site on to Birchwood Lane. Birchwood Lane and Cockshutt Lane to the south east of the Site have limited capacity for additional traffic and other means of accessing the site using new roads on third party land Location Name Land at Birchwood Lane may have to be considered.

Site Address Birchwood Lane, Somercotes Transport • Birchwood Lane and Cockshutt Lane have limited capacity for additional traffic Site Area 22.7ha • Alternative means of accessing the Site would be expensive and involve third Estimated Site Capacity (Dwellings) 680 party land • Somercotes is well served by public transport, but this site is not within easy Site & Context walking distance of these services. The site lies to the north east of the local centre of Somercotes. The site comprises • There are some existing minor problems with the B600 (Nottingham Road), south of land used for agriculture, with field boundaries which include trees and of the A38. hedgerows. The Site is made up of two separate sites either side of Birchwood • Development of this site would add to existing congestion problems in Alfreton Lane. The area to the north of the Site comprises of the Cotes Park industrial town centre estate. Beyond the eastern boundary is a number of smallholdings and the railway line. Allotments and residential development lie to the western boundary of the Site. To the south of the Site there are open fields.

Environmental Considerations 5 Land at Birchwood Lane (AV3)

Viability There is developer interest in the site.

Other comments

The northern part of this Site is allocated for business and industrial development, which now has planning permission for employment uses.

Conclusions

Development of the site may only be viable if the issue of poor vehicular access to the site can be overcome without significant new highway infrastructure.

6 Land at Lily Street Farm (AV4)

Adopted Local Plan and a service station for vehicles using the A38. To the south of the Site lie open fields beyond which lies Swanwick.

Environmental Considerations • There are no environmental designations on the site • The site lies within Flood Zone 1, which represents a low risk from flooding. • There is no known contamination on the site. • The site comprises Grade 4 agricultural land, which is of poor quality. • The site is not located in the Green Belt • There are no local or national landscape designations on the site. • The site is not located in the Green Belt • There are no local or national landscape designations on the site

Green Infrastructure There are no Green Infrastructure designations on the site.

Townscape & Integration • The average density of residential development within the vicinity of the site is 30 dwellings per hectare

Infrastructure Although the B6179 appears to currently cope with traffic adequately, the

development of the whole of this site would place considerable strain on this road Location Name Land at Lily Street Farm and if the Sleetmoor junction is signalised, it would result in delays on this road. Site Address Derby Road, Alfreton Transport Site Area 47.71ha • Access to the site would be via the B6179, and the junction of the B6179 and the A38 lies adjacent to the Site Estimated Site Capacity (Dwellings) 1,430 • There are regular bus services to and from Alfreton and the wider area on the B6179 Site & Context The site lies to the south west of Alfreton town centre, but with the A38 lying Viability between. The site comprises of land used for agriculture, with field boundaries • There is developer interest and the site which include trees and hedgerows. The A38 forms the western and northern boundary of the Site and the B6179 Derby Road to the east.

On the other side of the B6179 lies an area designated as an Open Bre ak in the 7 Land at Lily Street Farm (AV4)

Conclusions Development of the site would be likely to be viable. Given its close position to the A38, it would be attractive to car users, which would encourage less sustainable forms of transport. The site is not well related to existing centres or within easy walking distance of services.

8 Land at Derby Road, Swanwick (AV5)

Butterley Reservoir. The south eastern part of the Site includes a sports ground.

Environmental Considerations • The site is located in the Green Belt • The south eastern part of the site contains sports fields and informal open space • Butterley Reservoir, to the south of the site, is a Local Wildlife Site • The site lies within Flood Zone 1, which represents a low risk from flooding. • There is a history of mine working in the area and incidents of damage to properties through settlement have taken place in the past • The site comprises Grade 4 agricultural land, which is of poor quality. • There are no environmental designations on the site • There is no known contamination on the site

Green Infrastructure • There are no Green Infrastructure designations on the site

Townscape & Integration • The average density of the residential development in the vicinity of this site is 20-25 dwellings per hectare • There are no historical designations on the site • The Site is located adjacent to the southern limit of the built up area of Swanwick and is within easy walking distance of this local centre

Infrastructure facts Location Name Land at Derby Road, Swanwick • The nearest secondary school is Swanwick Hall School and Mill Hill School, Ripley. Mill Hill School has spare capacity, but Swanwick Hall School is at Site Address Derby Road, Swanwick capacity Site Area 32.97ha Transport Estimated Site Capacity (Dwellings) 660 • Access to the site would be via the B6179. Alternatively, access may be able to be provided from Pentrich Road via Minster Way • Site & Context Although the B6179 appears to currently cope with traffic adequately, the The site lies to the south of the built up area of Swanwick and 2.3 miles south of development of this site would place considerable pressure on this road Alfreton and 2.2 miles north of Ripley. The site comprises of land used for • There are regular bus services to and from Alfreton/Ripley and the wider area on agriculture, with field boundaries which include trees and hedgerows. The area to the B6179 the north comprises of existing residential development. Adjacent to the western boundary lies open fields and the A38 beyond. To the east lies residential development which is in a ribbon format along Swanwick Hill. A sewage treatment works lies to the south of the Site beyond which lies the

9 Land at Derby Road, Swanwick (AV5)

Viability There is developer interest in the site. Any measures required to stabilise the site due to previous mining activities may have the potential to affect its viability.

10 Land at Hermitage Farm, Riddings (AV6)

development and open fields. To the north there are open fields and industrial development.

Environmental Considerations • The site is located in the Green Belt • The site lies within Flood Zone 1, which represents a low risk from flooding • The site comprises Grade 4 agricultural land, which is of poor quality • There are no environmental designations on the site • There is no known contamination on the site

Green Infrastructure • There are no Green Infrastructure designations on the site. • Townscape & Integration • The average density of the residential development in the vicinity of this site is 25 dwellings per hectare • There are no historical designations on the site • The site is located adjacent to an area of industrial development to the north, with a linear strip of residential development to the east

Infrastructure • The nearest secondary school is Swanwick Hall School and Mill Hill School, Ripley. Mill Hill School had spare capacity, but Swanwick Hall School is at

capacity

Location Name Land at Hermitage Farm, Riddings Transport • The Site has direct access to Newlands Road to the southeast and Slack Lane, Site Address Slack Lane, Riddings which currently runs through the northern part of the site • Apart from immediate employment opportunities directly adjacent to the site, Site Area 66.04ha connection to the surrounding towns is via country roads or through the built up Estimated Site Capacity (Dwellings) 2,000 areas of Leabrooks and Swanwick • Bus services in the area lie to the north of the site

Site & Context Regeneration The site lies to the west of Swanwick, 2.3 miles south of Alfreton and 2.2 miles • There is developer interest in the site north east of Ripley. The site comprises of land used for agriculture, with field boundaries which include trees and hedgerows. A disused railway line bisects the south western part of the Site. Allotments are located within the north eastern corner of the Site. Adjacent to the southern boundary of the site is a railway line used as a tourist attraction as part of the Midland Railway Centre and mature woodland. To the east of the site is the settlement of Riddings, some residential ribbon 11 Land at Hermitage Farm, Riddings (AV6)

12 Land at Nottingham Road, Ripley (AV7)

Environmental Considerations • Most of the site is located in the Green Belt • The site lies within Flood Zone 1, which represents a low risk from flooding • The site comprises Grade 4 agricultural land, which is of poor quality • There are no environmental designations on the site • There is no known contamination on the site

Green Infrastructure • There are no Green Infrastructure designations on the site

Infrastructure • The nearest secondary schools are Mill Hill School, Ripley and Aldercar Community Language College, Langley Mill. Mill Hill School could accommodate some of the additional pupil numbers which the development would create. Aldercar Community Language College currently has some limited capacity and is capable of being expanded. The primary school provision could potentially be met through existing surplus capacity at existing primary schools or the extension of existing primary schools

Transport • The site is located adjacent to the A610, which has existing significant congestion problems • A new A610 link road between Ripley and Langley Mill, including a Codnor by- Location Name Land at Nottingham Road, Ripley pass is safeguarded under Policy TP13 of the existing Local Plan. This is a long standing commitment. Development of this site could assist in delivering the first Site Address Nottingham Road, Ripley stage of this link road Site Area 31.28ha Transport facts Estimated Site Capacity (Dwellings) 560 • The site is well located in terms of bus services • The site is not well located in respect of rail services • Site & Context An existing footpath meets the A610 near Brickyard Lane and this pedestrian link The western part of the site contains a playing field and car park. A disused railway should continue through the Site. Other footpaths exist across the Site which line forms the eastern boundary of the Site. The south and south west boundary of should also be protected including a public footpath which bisects the Site in an the site is bordered by Nottingham Road (A610), beyond which lies residential east to west direction • development. The northern boundary of the Site is bordered by open fields. The The new link road would tie into the A610 at the Coach Road roundabout and run south-eastern and north-western boundaries of the site are bordered by through the site in a northwest southeast alignment. If the portion of the new link employment and commercial development. road between Ripley and Langley Mill through the site was built at the same time as the development, then site access would be taken from that new road

13 Land at Nottingham Road, Ripley (AV7)

Viability There is developer interest in the site

Conclusions Development of the site may be viable. The location of most of this site within the Green Belt is, however, a serious constraint to development and the NPPF emphasises that Green Belt boundaries should only be altered by Local Plans in exceptional circumstances. However, the site has the potential to make a significant contribution to the delivery of the first stage of the proposed improvement to the A610 in the form of a new link road between Ripley and Langley Mill, including a Codnor by-pass, which is a long standing commitment in the existing and previous Local Plans. The new road and the disused railway are also features that could be used to form a new Green Belt boundary that is readily recognisable and likely to be permanent.

14 Land at Alfreton Road, Codnor (AV8)

Green Infrastructure • The Site does not form part of a Green Wedge • There are no local or national landscape designations on the site

Townscape & Integration • The Site is located close to the village centre of Codnor where local services can be accessed, as long as good pedestrian facilities are provided • The average density of the residential development in the vicinity of this site is 20-25 dwellings per hectare • There are no historical designations on the site, although two grade II listed buildings are located near to the western boundary

Infrastructure • The nearest secondary schools are Mill Hill School, Ripley and Aldercar Community

Language College, Langley Mill. Mill Hill School could accommodate some of the Location Name Land at Alfreton Road, Codnor additional pupil numbers which the development would create. Aldercar Community Site Address Alfreton Road, Codnor Language College currently has some limited capacity and is capable of being expanded. The primary school provision could potentially be met through existing Site Area 26.5ha surplus capacity at existing primary schools or the extension of existing primary schools Estimated Site Capacity (Dwellings) 500 Transport Site & Context • The site is located adjacent to the A610, which has existing significant congestion The site lies immediately to the east of Codnor and is divided into two by Goose problems. There are opportunities for accessing the Site off Alfreton Lane • Lane which runs in an east to west direction through the centre of the Site. The site A proposed new A610 link road between Ripley and Langley Mill including a Codnor by-pass is safeguarded under Policy TP13 of the existing Local Plan, which is a long is currently in agricultural use. The southern boundary of the site is bordered by the standing commitment. Development of this site could assist in delivering the second A610. The northern and eastern boundaries of the site are bounded by open fields stage of this link road, which could then be used to access this site leading out into the open countryside. • Existing congestion on the A610 affects the reliability of public transport service in this area and no public transport stops exist on the portion of the A610 south of the site • The site is not within walking distance of the nearest rail station at Langley Mill

15 Land at Alfreton Road, Codnor (AV8)

Viability There is developer interest in the site.

Conclusions Development of the Site may be viable. The location of this site within the Green Belt is, however, a serious constraint to development and the NPPF emphasises that Green Belt boundaries should only be altered by Local Plans in exceptional circumstances. However, the Site has the potential to make a significant contribution to the delivery of the second stage of the proposed improvement to the A610 in the form of a new link road between Ripley and Langley Mill, including a Codnor by-pass, which is a long standing commitment in the existing and previous Local Plans. The new road would also create a feature that could be used to form a new Green Belt boundary that is readily recognisable and likely to be permanent.

16 Land at Codnor Common, Codnor and Peasehill, Ripley (AV9)

are bordered by residential development. and provides an open break between Ripley and Waingroves. Both Sites comprise land that is within agricultural use.

Environmental Considerations • The site is not located in the Green Belt • The site lies within Flood Zone 1, which represents a low risk from flooding • The site comprises Grade 4 agricultural land, which is of poor quality • There are no environmental designations on the site • There is no known contamination on the site

Green Infrastructure • Some trees in the northern section of the site are protected by Preservation Orders

Townscape & Integration • The average density of the residential development in the vicinity of this site is 25-30 dwellings per hectare • Coppice Farm, a grade II listed building lies in the northern part of the southern portion of the Site • The site comprises of two sections of land and is contained by piecemeal development on all four sides. The settlement of Waingroves dissects the two sections

Infrastructure Location Name Land at Codnor Common, Codnor • The nearest secondary schools are at Mill Hill School, Ripley, Aldercar School, and Peasehill, Ripley Langley Mill and Heanor Gate School. The primary school provision could Site Address Codnor Common, Codnor and potentially be met through the provision of a new school on site, although there is Peasehill, Ripley surplus capacity at existing primary schools and the potential to extend these schools. Mill Hill School could accommodate some of the additional pupil Site Area 36.13ha numbers which the development would create. Heanor Gate School currently has some limited capacity and also has the potential to expand. Aldercar School is Estimated Site Capacity (Dwellings) 1,600 almost at capacity but also has the potential to be expanded

Site & Context The site is located between the settlements of Ripley to the west and Codnor in the east. The Site is divided into two halves; the north eastern section lies to the north east of Waingroves Road and the southern section lies to the south west of Waingroves Road. The north eastern section is surrounded by residential development, but it does provide an open break between Codnor and Ripley. The southern section of the site is bordered to the south and west by industrial development comprising minerals extraction. The eastern and northern boundaries 17 Land at Codnor Common, Codnor and Peasehill, Ripley (AV9)

Transport • There a number of potential access points for both portions of the site • Any large scale development in this area would significantly impact on the local highway network, particularly on the Peasehill Road/Waingroves Road and the Crosshill/Waingroves Road junctions, which would need to be upgraded • The A610 is at or nearing capacity and any additional traffic will impact on its operation, particularly at the Steam Mill Lane/A610 junction • A bus service does operate in this area, but it is not frequent. Existing bus services will need to be enhanced on Steam Mill Lane and the A610 • The site is not within walking distance of a rail station • The Ripley Greenway will assist in providing pedestrian and cycling access to other parts of Ripley from the site • If the proposed new A610 link road between Ripley and Langley Mill was built at the same time as the development of this site, this would alleviate the potential for congestion on the existing line of the A610

Viability There is developer interest in the site.

Conclusions Development of the Site may be viable. However, although the Site is not within the Green Belt, historically the development of the northern section of the site has been strongly resisted, due to the potential coalescence of Ripley and Codnor and Ripley and Waingroves The Site also has significant existing local and strategic highway infrastructure problems, but these would be alleviated if the proposed improvement to the A610 in the form of a new link road between Ripley and Langley Mill was to be implemented.

18 Land between Heage Road and Marehay, Ripley (AV10)

• The site is located in the Green Belt • The site lies within Flood Zone 1, which represents a low risk from flooding • The site comprises Grade 4 agricultural land, which is of poor quality • There are no environmental designations on the site • There is no known contamination on the site

Green Infrastructure • The site does not form part of a Green Wedge • There are no Green Infrastructure designations on the site, apart from a small area used as public open space in the northern section of the site

Townscape & Integration • The average density of the residential development in the vicinity of this site is 25-30 dwellings per hectare • Residential development adjoins the site on the northern and eastern boundaries

Infrastructure • If the whole of the site were to be developed, a new primary school could be provided on site. The nearest secondary schools are Mill Hill School, Ripley, Aldercar School, Langley Mill and Heanor Gate School, Heanor. Mill Hill School could accommodate some of the additional pupil numbers which the development would create. Heanor Gate School currently has some limited capacity and also has the potential to expand. Aldercar School is almost at

capacity but also has the potential to be expanded Location Name Land between Heage Road and Marehay, Ripley Transport Site Address Upper Marehay, Ripley • Any large scale development in this area would significantly impact on the local highway network, in particular the surrounding narrow roads and the junctions of Site Area 96.49ha Street Lane/Heage Road and Hartshay Hill/Cromford Road • A bus service does operate in this area, but it is not frequent. Existing bus Estimated Site Capacity (Dwellings) 3,000 services, particularly on Heage Road will need to be enhanced • The site does not have good access to a rail station Site & Context • The site is not within easy walking distance of the town centre The majority of the site comprises of agricultural land. There is mature woodland • Development of this site will add more traffic to areas of Ripley that are already located within the southern part of the site. Various tracks and public footpaths experiencing congestion cross the site, especially within the northern part. The eastern boundary of the site borders residential development on the edge of Ripley and Marehay. The northern Viability boundary is bordered by employment/industrial development off Heage Road The There is developer interest in the site. western boundary is bordered by open fields.

Environmental Considerations 19 Land between Heage Road and Marehay, Ripley (AV10)

Conclusions • Development of the site may be viable. The location of this site within the Green Belt is, however, a serious constraint to development and the NPPF emphasises that Green Belt boundaries should only be altered by Local Plans in exceptional circumstances. Access to the site would also be difficult without involving third party land.

20 Land at Far Laund, Whitemoor, Belper (AV11)

To the south of the site lies relatively recent residential development arranged in cul-de-sac's. A Health Centre also borders the southern boundary of the site.

Environmental Considerations • Almost all of the site is located in the Green Belt • The majority of the Site lies within Flood Zone 1, which represents a low risk from flooding. However, an area within the centre of the Site lies within Flood Zone 3a, which represents a high risk from flooding • The site comprises Grade 3 agricultural land, which is of good/moderate quality • There are no environmental designations on the site • There is no known contamination on the site

Green Infrastructure • There are no Green infrastructure designations on the site, apart from some land used as public open space in a small section of the southern part of the site

Townscape & Integration • The average density of the residential development in the vicinity of this site is 25-30 dwellings per hectare. The adjoining estate is relatively new and comprises primarily of two storey detached and semi-detached dwellings situated in cul-de- sacs. It is distinctly different in character from historic development in the main town of Belper

Infrastructure Location Name Land at Far Laund, Whitemoor, • The nearest secondary schools are at Belper School, Mill Hill School, Ripley and Belper John Flamsteed School, Denby. Belper School is currently at capacity but roll Site Address Whitemoor, Belper numbers are falling and it has the capacity to expand if required. Mill Hill School has some capacity. John Flamsteed School does not have any spare capacity Site Area 30.65ha • If the whole of the site were to be developed, a new primary school may need to Estimated Site Capacity (Dwellings) 1,080 be provided on site

Site & Context The site comprises agricultural fields characterised by hedgerow field boundaries and pockets of tree planting both within the fields and along field boundaries. A small area of land within the southern section of the site lies within the defined WHS Buffer Zone. Another small area of the site is also designated as playing fields parks and informal open space. The area to the north, east and west of the site comprises of open fields.

21 Land at Far Laund, Whitemoor, Belper (AV11)

Transport • The development of this site would have a significant impact on the surrounding highway network, including Chesterfield Road, the A6 within the town centre and the junction of Sandbed Lane/Over Lane with Kilbourne Road/ Belper Road at Openwoodgate • Without relief such as the provision of a new access to the A38, it is not likely that the highway network can adequately support a significant number of new homes in the Belper area • Although some public transport services are reasonably close to the site, many are not within the lower threshold public transport time. Existing bus services would need to be significantly enhanced • The site has reasonable access to Belper rail station, but this is not within easy walking distance • The site is not within easy walking distance of the town centre

Viability There is developer interest in the site.

Conclusions Development of the site may be viable. The location of this site within the Green Belt is, however, a serious constraint to development and the NPPF emphasises that Green Belt boundaries should only be altered by Local Plans in exceptional circumstances.

22 Land off Mill Lane and Kilbourne Road, Belper (AV12)

Environmental Considerations • The site is not located in the Green Belt • The site lies within Flood Zone 1, which represents a low risk from flooding • The site comprises Grade 3 agricultural land, which is of good/moderate quality • There are no environmental designations on the site • There is no known contamination on the site

Green Infrastructure • There are no Green Infrastructure designations on the site

Townscape & Integration • The average density of the residential development in the vicinity of this site is 20- 25 dwellings per hectare • Both sections of the site are within the defined DVMWHS Buffer Zone • The western part of the site lies adjacent to the Belper and Milford Conservation Area • Pottery Farm, a grade II listed building is situated in the most northern point of the eastern part of the site • The site is in two sections. The townscape quality of development to the north and west of the site includes buildings of architectural and historic interest which are within the DVMWHS. The sensitivity of this part of the site is very high, given its close proximity to the DVMWHS and the need to protect its setting

Infrastructure Location Name Land off Mill Lane and Kilbourne • The nearest secondary schools are at Belper School, Mill Hill School, Ripley and Road, Belper John Flamsteed School, Denby. Belper School is currently at capacity but roll Site Address Mill Lane and Kilbourne Road, Belper numbers are falling and it has the capacity to expand if required. Mill Hill School has some capacity. John Flamsteed School does not have any spare capacity Site Area 22.31ha Estimated Site Capacity (Dwellings) 820 Transport • The development of this site would have a significant impact on the surrounding highway network. Development of the western portion of the Site would add to Site & Context congestion on Mill Lane, Parkside and Nottingham Road/High Street. Development The site consists of small open fields bordering Belper to the south and is split into of the eastern part of the Site would add to congestion on Kilbourne Road and the two parts, one off Kilbourne Road to the east and the other off Mill Lane to the west. junction of Sandbed Lane/Over Lane with Kilbourne Road/ Belper Road at It includes a number of well used public footpaths. Openwoodgate. Development of either portions of the site will add more traffic to the A6 within the town centre as there is no direct access on to the A38 The whole of the site lies within the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site • The relatively close proximity of the western section of the site to Belper town (DWMWHS) Buffer Zone defined by UNESCO. centre may encourage potential residents to use pedestrian links to access services including the train station compared with the eastern section of the site • Existing bus services would need to be significantly enhanced 23 Land off Mill Lane and Kilbourne Road, Belper (AV12)

Viability There is developer interest in the site

Conclusions

Development of the site may be viable. However, the location of the site within the World Heritage Site Buffer Zone represents a serious constraint to development. Development of either parts of the site would also add to existing local and strategic highway infrastructure problems. A number of well used public footpaths also cross the site.

24 Land North of Denby (AV13)

The southern boundary of the site is bordered by residential development The western boundary is bordered by the A38 beyond which lie open fields. Land to the north of the site boundary is consists of open fields. Street Lane forms the eastern boundary of the site. That part of the site not within the Green Belt is allocated for mixed use development in the existing Local Plan. A planning application which sought the development of this part of the Site for mixed use purposes including employment, residential, retail, hotel and community uses was approved in 2008 but has since been quashed. The application does however still remain live.

Environmental Considerations • The northern part of the site is located in the Green Belt • The majority of the Site lies within Flood Zone 1, which represents a low risk from flooding. An area within the southern part of the Site lies within Flood Zone 3a which represents a high risk of flooding • The site comprises of Grade 4 agricultural land, which is land of poor quality • There are sites of importance for nature conservation on the site • The site is known to have contamination in some areas as a result previous site uses over a long period. In particular, acid tar waste/ash waste was disposed of in the voids left from clay extraction forming what are now known as the tar pits

Green Infrastructure • A disused transport route crosses the site. This is protected under policy TP8 of the existing Local Plan to ensure that future opportunities to re-open the route for Location Name Land at Cinderhill, Denby its original purpose or use it as a multi-user route are not prejudiced • Site Address Derby Road/Station Road, Denby There are areas of public open space adjacent to the site

Site Area 130ha Townscape & Integration • The average density of the residential development in the vicinity of this site is Estimated Site Capacity (Dwellings) 3,000 20-25 dwellings per hectare. The density of residential development on this site would need to be lower, to leave free from development the areas that contain tar Site & Context pits, the land within Flood Zone 3a and land surrounding Park Hall, a grade II* The A38 forms a distinct boundary to the west of the site and is accessible to the listed building which is situated in the centre of the site. There would also be a south via the B6179 and to the north via the A610. Belper offers employment need to set aside land for a new primary school and public open space. opportunities and services, including Belper Railway Station, which serves a range • The site is poorly related to services in Belper and Ripley. It borders the existing of local destinations including Nottingham and Derby. The A609 is a good quality, small settlements of Denby, Denby Bottles and Rawson Green which have very single-carriageway facility. limited services. Any development will therefore need to provide employment The site comprises a mix of Brownfield and Greenfield land, some of which has development and a wide range of other services on site in order for it to be as been previously used for open cast coal and clay extraction. Some of the site has self-sustaining as possible been restored/naturally regenerated to agricultural land.

25 Land North of Denby (AV13)

Infrastructure • A new primary school would need to be provided on site • The nearest secondary schools are John Flamsteed Community School, Denby and Belper School. John Flamsteed School does not currently have any spare capacity and Belper School is currently at capacity but roll numbers are falling and it has the capacity to expand if required Transport • The development of this site would have a significant impact on the surrounding highway network, particularly Derby Road , (B6179), Station/Street Lane, Belper Road (A609) and the A609/Derby Road junction. Access to the site could be created from Derby Road and Station/Street Lane and Brickyard Lane could be used as a secondary link road to Rawson Green and access into Belper • Existing bus services would need to be significantly enhanced and provide easy access to Belper Rail Station

Viability There is developer interest in the site.

Conclusions Development of the site may be viable if a new direct access to the A38 is not required and the costs of fully remediating the tar pits and providing all other services to make any development as self-sustaining as possible are not too prohibitive. In respect of the land currently in the Green Belt, however, this is a serious constraint to development and the NPPF emphasises that Green Belt boundaries should only be altered by Local Plans in exceptional circumstances. The development of this Green Belt land would provide a further 1,200 dwellings to create a development of 3,000 dwellings in total, but this would not be deliverable by the end of the plan period in 2028.

26 Land at Newlands, Heanor (AV14)

Environmental Considerations • Most of the site is located in the Green Belt • The majority of the site lies within Flood Zone 1, which represents a low risk from flooding. Part of the Site lies within Flood Zone 3a which represents a high risk of flooding • The site comprises of Grade 4 agricultural land, which is land of poor quality. • There are no environmental designations on the site • There is no known contamination on the site • A Local Wildlife Site and an area identified as a potential Local Wildlife Site are located within the southern part of the site

Green Infrastructure • The site has not been given any Green Infrastructure designations • Significant areas of land contain sites of importance to nature conservation • Some trees in the area designated as Green Belt are covered by Preservation Orders

Townscape & Integration • The average density of the residential development in the vicinity of this site is 25-30 dwellings per hectare • The southern part of the site is located adjacent to the built up area of Heanor

Infrastructure Location Name Land at Newlands, Heanor • The nearest secondary schools are Heanor Gate Science College and Aldercar Community Language College. Aldercar Community Language College currently Site Address Cromford Road, Heanor has some limited capacity and is capable of being expanded. However, Heanor Site Area 94ha Gate Science College is now an Academy and currently is at capacity and it may be difficult for this school to expand. There are primary schools within the vicinity Estimated Site Capacity (Dwellings) 4,000 of the site, but they are currently at capacity. This is a constraint that is not considered to be insurmountable, but it will require further liaison with the

education authority Site & Context The site is located on the north western edge of Heanor. It comprises of open fields Transport and a network of public footpaths. There is a large horseshoe shaped area of • The development of the whole of this site would have a significant impact on the woodland in the centre of the site. The southern, south western and eastern surrounding highway network and would require an entire review of the boundaries of the site are bordered by residential development which is pocketed transportation system serving Heanor and the surrounding area with areas of employment to the west. • If the whole of this site were to be developed, it would exceed the capacity of the existing public transport services which will need to be considerably improved. Heanor town centre is not within easy walking distance of the site

27 Land at Newlands, Heanor (AV14)

Viability There is developer interest in the site.

Conclusions Development of the whole site should be viable if highway and education infrastructure costs are not too prohibitive. The location of most of this site within the Green Belt is, however, a serious constraint to development and the NPPF emphasises that Green Belt boundaries should only be altered by Local Plans in exceptional circumstances. If the scale of any new development proposed on this site is not sufficient to fund a new primary school, the issue of the capacity of existing primary schools will need to be addressed.

28 Land at Hardy Barn, Heanor (AV15)

Environmental Considerations • The whole site with the exception of a very small parcel of land is located in the Green Belt • The majority of the site lies within Flood Zone 1, which represents a low risk from flooding • The site comprises of Grade 4 agricultural land, which is land of poor quality • There are no environmental designations on the site • There is no known contamination on the site

Green Infrastructure • There are no Green Infrastructure designations on the site

Townscape & Integration • The average density of the residential development in the vicinity of this site is 20-25 dwellings per hectare

Infrastructure facts • Primary schools within the vicinity of the site are currently at capacity • The nearest secon dary schools are Heanor Gate Science College and Aldercar Community Language College. These schools currently have some limited capacity, and they are both capable of being expanded

Transport • The development of the whole of this site would have a significant impact on the Location Name Land at Hardy Barn, Heanor surrounding highway network • Site Address Ilkeston Road/Hardy Barn, Heanor The site is within walking distance of most services, but given the size of this site some additional services should be provided on site. It would be difficult to Site Area 27ha encourage walking to services without improved pedestrian links

Estimated Site Capacity (Dwellings) 795 Viability There is developer interest in the site. Site & Context The site lies to the south east of Heanor town centre and comprises of fields bordered by hedgerow and tree boundaries and interspersed with pockets of woodland planting. The northern boundary of the site is primarily formed by residential development. The eastern and southern boundaries of the Site are bordered by open fields. The western boundary of the site is bordered by linear residential development along the A6007 Ilkeston Road.

29 Land at Hardy Barn, Heanor (AV15)

Conclusions Development of the site may be viable. However, primary schools within the vicinity of the site are currently at capacity and the location of this site within the Green Belt is a serious constraint to development. The NPPF emphasises that Green Belt boundaries should only be altered by Local Plans in exceptional circumstances.

30 Land at Markeaton Stones, Mackworth, Derby (AV16)

Environmental Considerations • The site does not lie within the Green Belt • There is a wildlife site at the southern end of site, adjacent Markeaton Park • Majority of site is within Flood Zone 1, but areas adjacent to Mackworth and Markeaton brooks are in Flood Zone 3a • Derby Treatment Works has capacity to accommodate new development. • The site is good/moderate agricultural land (grade 3)

Green Infrastructure • Development of this site would truncate the Mackworth/Allestree Green Wedge • The site lies within the setting Kedleston Hall Historic Park and Garden as defined in the existing Local Plan • Derbyshire County Council has identified this area as being of Primary Sensitivity in terms of Historic, Ecological and Visual Sensitivity

Townscape & Integration • The site lies abuts Markeaton and Mackworth Conservation Areas, which contain a number of listed buildings, including the grade I listed Church of All Saints • Densities proposed for this site are significantly below surrounding built up area, reflecting the site promoters aspirations for a mixed use development and the Site Reference Number AV16 need to keep some areas undeveloped • The site is poorly related to surrounding urban area, given the open character of Site Name Land at Markeaton Stones the site and the buffer created by Markeaton Park Site Address Markeaton Lane, Markeaton • The site plays and important role in providing a buffer between the built up area Site Area 132.46ha of Derby and Kedleston Hall Historic Park and Garden • Estimated Site Capacity (Dwellings) 2,000 The development of this site would result in significant urbanisation and would effectively lead to coalescence of Markeaton and Mackworth Villages Potential New Population to be Created 4,690

Site & Context The site lies adjoins the western edge of the City boundary, adjacent to Markeaton Park. The site is predominantly agricultural fields with associated farm buildings and former farm workers cottages. Both Mackworth and Markeaton brooks bisect the site.

31 Land at Markeaton Stones, Mackworth, Derby (AV16)

Infrastructure • Secondary School capacity is significantly constrained. Development of the site would generate the need for 420 secondary school places. Ecclesbourne School at Duffield is already over capacity and has very limited potential to extend • Different areas of open space extend along the full length of the boundary between the site and the City. Open Space includes Markeaton Park, Markeaton Cemetery and amenity/natural space and play facilities associated with residential development at Nether Park Drive, Lens Road and Memorial Road, Allestree

Transport • The Highways Agency have indicated that further development on the west side the A38 will not be supported without the grade separation improvements to Grand Canyon and Markeaton Island junctions. Significant cost implications relate to this mitigation • Development of the scale proposed would have a major impact on Kedleston Road and Ashbourne Road and would exacerbate the use of Markeaton Lane as a cut-through and impact on congestion/waiting times at Markeaton Island • Without a dedicated bus lane development of the site is likely to impact on passing bus services • New site access will require a new signalised junction and could further reduce capacity on Ashbourne Road • Public transport provision would need to penetrate into the site to make it accessible as existing services are not easy to access from within such a large site

Viability There is developer interest in the site.

Conclusions Development of the Site may be viable. However, the close proximity of the site to important heritage assets, in particular Kedleston Hall Historic Park and Garden are serious constraints to development. There are also serious issues with the capacity of the existing highway network to accommodate any significant new development to the west of Derby and the inability of Ecclesbourne School to accommodate the number of additional secondary school places that would be required.

32 Land at Radbourne Lane, Mackworth (AV17)

Environmental Constraints • The site does not lie within the Green Belt • There is a wildlife site at the southern end of site, adjacent Markeaton Park • The majority of site is within Flood Zone 1, but areas adjacent to Mackworth and Markeaton brooks are in Flood Zone 3a • The site comprises Grade 3 Agricultural Land, which is of Moderate/Good quality

Green Infrastructure

• The site does not lie within the Green Belt • The site does not form part of a Green Wedge • There are no National Landscape Designations on the site • Most of the site lies within the setting of Kedleston Hall Historic Park and Garden as defined in the Local Plan • Derbyshire County Council has identified this area as being of Secondary Environmental Sensitivity in terms of Historic and Visual Sensitivity • Mackworth Village and Markeaton lie to the north of the site and are designated as

conservation areas. Grade 1 Radbourne Hall and its associated Park and Garden lie approximately 1.2 miles to the south-west of the site Location Name Land at Radbourne Lane Townscape & Integration Site Address Mackworth, Derby • The eastern boundary of the Site is bordered by residential development in Site Area 182ha Mackworth, built as a 1930’s planned extension to the city, made up of local authority housing Estimated Site Capacity 4,860 (27 dph) • The surrounding densities range from 25 and 30 dwellings per hectare (Dwellings) • The eastern quarter of the site is well related to the urban area of Mackworth. However, the development of the whole site would result in a very large extension Potential New Population to be 11,397 of the urban area which would cause significant intrusion into the rural landscape Created

Site & Context The site lies adjacent to the Mackworth residential estate on the western edge of the built up are of Derby. The site comprises agricultural fields interspersed with hedgerows and trees along the boundaries. There are two small wooded areas within the Site, one located within the northern part and a second in the southern part. To the north of the site lies Mackworth Village.

33 Land at Radbourne Lane, Mackworth (AV17)

Infrastructure Viability • If the site was to be developed for 4,860 new dwellings, this would generate the Part of the site (21.74 ha) has an allocation in the Adopted Local Plan 2006 for a need for 8 new GPs. It is likely that this would need to be provided through a new residential development of 600 dwellings. Planning permission for this part of the doctor’s surgery on the site and as extensions to existing surgeries in the locality Site has now been granted. The site is within a single ownership and developer funded through developer contributions interest is high. • If the site was to be developed for 4,860 dwellings, the need for 972 new primary, 1,021 new secondary and 292 new post-16 places education places would be Conclusions generated Development of the site may be viable. However, the close proximity of the • New primary schools could be provided on site as part of the development along northern part of the site in particular to important heritage assets, including with the accommodation of additional primary school places within existing local Kedleston Hall Historic Park and Garden are serious constraints to development. primary schools There are also serious issues with the capacity of the existing highway network to accommodate any significant new development to the west of Derby and the inability of Ecclesbourne School to accommodate the number of additional • Secondary School capacity is significantly constrained. Development of the site secondary school places that would be required. would generate the need for 1,021 secondary school places. The site lies within the catchment area of Ecclesbourne School. This School is already over capacity and has very little potential to extend • Development of the whole site would require the provision of on site local services and facilities such as a local centre, doctors’ surgery and primary school(s)

Transport • Current accessibility to the site is considered to be poor and the site is not well connected to surrounding development. Access to the Site could be taken from Radbourne Lane, Brun Lane and the A52 Ashbourne Road • The site would be highly dependant on access from Ashbourne Road. Ashbourne Road currently has queuing and capacity issues at its junction with the A38 Markeaton island • The proposed number of houses in the site would generate approximately 2,900 new trips, approximately 1,700 of which would be trips made by the private car. This level of development would overwhelm Ashbourne Road and Brackensdale Road, the two most convenient routes to the city centre • It is likely that traffic from the site would also travel through the Mackworth Estate. The road network in Mackworth Estate was not designed to accommodate this level of traffic

Appendix B

The Proposed Scale and Location of Housing Growth In The Derby Housing Market Area

It is proposed that the HMA authorities plan for a scale of growth of not less than an additional 33,700 dwellings between 2008 and 2028. This is based on the following estimates and projections over this period:

• The population as in 2008 (the baseline figure) • How likely it is that women will give birth (the fertility rate) • How likely it is that people will die (the death rate) • How likely it is that people move in and out of an area (net migration) • Changes in household size (headship rates) • Local authorities aspirations for employment growth

This information was then used to calculate the requirement for additional housing, factoring in a vacancy rate of 2.5%. This scale of housing is an adjusted demographic forecast for the HMA within the final report of the Derby HMA Housing Requirements Study (HRS). The study considered recent information on demographic trends, including the 2010 Office for National Statistics (ONS) Sub national Population Projections (SNPP). It looked at likely levels of economic growth and prospects for housing market recovery and critically assessed Government's assumptions of international migration and household formation (headship) rates.

The HRS concluded that there is not any strong evidence to depart from the trends within the ONS 2010 based SNPP for both fertility and deaths. However, there is evidence supporting adjustments to the household formation (headship) and migration assumptions. These adjustments have produced a proposed minimum provision of 33,700 for the HMA from 2008 to 2028, which is substantially below the Government's official projection of 47,900 and less than the East Midlands Regional Plan requirement of 36,600 for 2006 to 2026. It has been agreed to distribute the proposed allocation of dwelling targets between the individual local authorities as follows:

HMA Partner Minimum Target Derby Urban Area (DUA)

Derby City 12,000 South Derbyshire 12,700* 6700 Amber Valley 9,000* 530

Total 33,700 7,230

*District target - inclusive of the Derby Urban Area (DUA) allocations. This approach to the scale and distribution of housing is justified for the following reasons:

Scale of Housing:

• The development of 33,700 dwellings over the 20 year period is consistent with the adjusted household projections undertaken by G L Hearn. Despite being lower than the official Government household projections, this would still increase the stock of housing in the HMA by almost a fifth. This is a substantial rate of growth, but is justified given the ambitious economic development aspirations of all four authorities. By way of comparison, this exceeds the increase in the housing stock being proposed in the Greater Nottingham aligned Core Strategies

• The scale of growth is slightly lower than the requirement of the East Midlands Regional Plan, but is still broadly consistent with it. Whilst ministers have made clear their intention to revoke all regional strategies, they nevertheless remain extant for the time being.

• This proposed level of growth is at the upper limits of what is likely to be deliverable, having regard to past build rates and current very difficult market conditions as assessed in the Housing Requirement Study.

• Development on this scale would imply an increased workforce of just below 10% which would easily outstrip the projections for employment growth in the HMA undertaken by Experian as part of the HRS. Account has however been taken of the economic ambitions of the Councils in terms of job creation. This strategy would therefore strike the balance between ensuring sufficient housing for those choosing to move to the HMA both for work and non-work purposes, and the need to avoid the HMA becoming a "dormitory" area with unsustainable out- commuting.

Distribution of Housing:

• The proposed distribution moderates the demographic projections for the component parts of the HMA. South Derbyshire has witnessed one of the highest levels of past growth in the country - largely due to net in-migration from Derby, the West Midlands, North West Leicestershire and other areas of the country. The amount of development proposed in South Derbyshire away from the Derby Urban Area is therefore somewhat below the adjusted trend projection for the district. This amount of growth would however still see strong, albeit lesser, levels of net-migration into South Derbyshire and imply a substantial increase in jobs.

• The amount of growth proposed in Amber Valley is somewhat higher than the adjusted trend projection in order to plan for some job growth to take place in the district.

On the strength of demographically projected growth alone, Amber Valley would effectively have to be planning for virtually no economic growth at all (0.2% p.a.).

• This distribution also reflects the availability of reasonable site opportunities as identified in Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessments (SHLAAs). In this regard, a regeneration opportunity was identified at Denby in Amber Valley. Similarly, we invited submissions on opportunities for a new settlement(s) but no reasonable options were presented.

• The City Council's allocation of 12,000 dwellings reflects evidence of a finite capacity for the City to meet its own needs within its administrative boundaries on brownfield and other sites.

• The City's additional needs are proposed to be met through urban extensions across the boundary, mainly into South Derbyshire. The proposed scale of these extensions is somewhat greater than that simply implied by the adjusted demographic projection for the City alone.

This reflects the following considerations:

• Much of the projected in-migration to South Derbyshire is expected to relate to people wishing to be near to the City of Derby and/or employment opportunities in and around the City (including Toyota)

• Such urban extensions are likely to be in the most sustainable locations in terms of proximity to higher order services and facilities

• The overall amount of housing development proposed for the Derby Urban area implies a level of employment growth that is broadly consistent with the City of Derby's aspirations

Appendix C

The Proposed Scale and Location of Housing Growth In Amber Valley

Overall requirement from 1/4/08 to 31/3/28 9,000 Greenfield Brownfield

Dwellings completed from 1/4/08 to 31/3/12 1,007 136 871

Commitments (sites with planning permission) as at 31/3/12 (1) 1,941 1,183 758

Existing Local Plan allocations (without planning permission) (2) 662 158 504

Projected windfall development from 1/4/12 to 31/3/28 (3) 976 976

Total 4,586 1,477 3,109

Remaining requirement to be provided on additional sites 4,414

Preferred strategic sites to be identified in the Core Strategy: Greenfield Brownfield

Outseats Farm, Alfreton 500 500 Newlands/Taylor Lane, Heanor 500 284 216 Nottingham Road, Ripley 560 560 Alfreton Road, Codnor 500 500 Coppice Farm, Ripley 360 360 Land North of Denby 1,500 600 900

Total 3,920 2,804 1,116

Further requirement to be provided on additional sites to be 494 identified in the Site Allocations and Designations document.

Footnotes:

(1) this includes 530 dwellings at Radbourne Lane, Mackworth, which is a strategic site and excludes commitments on previously developed or brownfield sites of less than 10 dwellings

(2) 300 dwellings are already allocated in the Local Plan on land north of Denby and the proposed additional provision of 1,500 dwellings would provide a total of 1,800 dwellings

(3) this is based on a projection of the average annual rate of dwellings completed on sites of less than 10 dwellings on previously developed brownfield land between 1/4/01 and 31/3/12 (61 dwellings per annum), including the conversion of empty properties and buildings in other uses to housing

Appendix D Supporting Evidence Documents

1. Housing Requirements Study 2012

2. Strategic Sites Study 2010

3. Amber Valley Strategic Flood Risk Assessment 2009

4. Derby HMA Water Cycle Study 2010

5. Derby HMA Employment Land Review 2008

6. Derby HMA Cleaner, Greener Energy Study 2009

7. Amber Valley Retail Study 2011

8. Green Belt Study 2012

9. Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) 2012

10. Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) 2008

11. Transport Modelling Report for the Derby Urban Area (DUA) 2012

12. Transport Position Statement 2012

13. Education Position Statement 2012

14. Water Position Statement 2012

15. Green Wedge Study for Derby City 2012

These documents will shortly be available to view and download at the following location: http://www.ambervalley.gov.uk/environment-and- planning/planning/community-planning/community-planning-useful- documents.aspx

Appendix E

Summary of Responses to Previous Consultation Documents in Relation to the Core Strategy in Amber Valley

Issues and Ideas (2008)

WHAT YOU TOLD US

The top 10 issues identified in response to consultation were as follows:

• Preserving and enhancing historic buildings, conservation areas and the historic environment • Providing community facilities for all age groups including leisure centres, community centres, cultural centres and libraries • Providing integrated and improved public transport services, footpaths and cycleways • Protecting greenfield/Green Belt land by developing on brownfield sites • Ensuring sustainable development in terms of design and location • Providing a green infrastructure network, public open space and outdoor sports facilities • Creating and maintaining local services including GP surgeries, hospitals, dentists and schools • Providing high quality affordable housing • Producing and implementing town centre masterplans

Issues and Options (2010)

WHAT YOU TOLD US

• Support for growth in the four main market towns, where this could assist in regenerating the town centres and maintaining their vitality and viability • Support for development on the edge of Derby, given the proximity of employment opportunities and other facilities in the City • Opposition to development on Green Belt land

• Support for mixed-use development including employment and services in close proximity to residential development and the need to provide good quality employment land.

Have Your Say (2011)

WHAT YOU TOLD US

The main issues raised were as follows:

• The need to preserve greenfield/Green Belt land by developing on brownfield sites • The need for more promotion of tourist attractions • Concern over the lack of youth facilities • The need to improve the vitality and viability of town centres • Retaining service and community facilities in rural areas • The protection and provision of public open spaces • Affordable housing • Energy efficiency

Options for Housing Growth (2011)

This document, which was published for consultation from July to September 2011, sought views on a range of options for the overall scale of new housing development in Amber Valley and where this new housing should be located, including 16 potential locations for strategic housing sites. WHAT YOU TOLD US • Support for development in and around the four market towns, as the most sustainable option and having the potential help to regenerate town centres • Support for small-scale development in villages to assist in retaining local services and facilities and to meet local housing needs • A mixed response to the option for a new settlement, with some responses suggesting this would have advantages in terms of reducing the need to provide housing on Green Belt and greenfield sites on the edges of towns, as well as in providing new employment and educational facilities, whilst other responses suggested that a new settlement would be remote from the market towns and require considerable investment in new and improved infrastructure that may not assist in regenerating the towns.

A Significant Opportunity For Development On A Strategic Scale At Denby (2012)

WHAT YOU TOLD US

• Support for this option as an alternative to concentrating most growth around the four market towns, in order to preserve greenfield/Green Belt land and avoid increased traffic congestion • Support for this option on the basis that it could provide new services and facilities, improved infrastructure and employment opportunities close to housing development • Concern over increased pressure on existing services and the local highway infrastructure • Concern that the potential scale of development in this location as suggested by the site promoters would be too large • Concern that development of the whole site being promoted would involve encroachment into the Green Belt

Appendix F

Plan Showing Potential Strategic Sites and Preferred Strategic Sites Considered in Amber Valley

Appendix G

Glossary Of Terms

Adoption

The formal approval or acceptance of local development framework (LDF) and other documents by the Borough Council.

Affordable Housing

Housing which is affordable to those householders who cannot either rent or purchase housing on the open market. It is defined as rented accommodation as well as low cost and subsidised housing.

Amber Valley Partnership

An alliance of organisations working together to improve the quality of people’s lives, with the aim of improving the economic, social and environmental well being of the Borough. There are members representing the public sector, the community and the private sector.

Brownfield Land

Land is land that has been previously developed.

Building for Life

The national standard for well designed homes and neighbourhoods. The award scheme is led by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) and the House Builders Federation (HBF).

The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE)

A public body acting as a champion of good design in England.

Conservation Areas

Areas of special architectural or historic interest designated by the Borough Council because their character or appearance is judged worthy of preservation or enhancement.

Core Strategy

A Development Plan Document that sets out the long term vision for the Borough, along with the objectives, policies and an implementation plan to deliver that vision.

DCLG

The Department for Communities and Local Government, which is responsible for all planning matters.

Development Plan

The Borough Council's Development Plan at the present time consists of the relevant Regional Spatial Strategy and the Development Plan Documents contained within its Local Development Framework.

Development Plan Documents (DPDs)

Development Plan Documents perform a similar function to the old style local plans. They include a Core Strategy and Site Allocation plans. The programme for preparing Development Plan Documents is set out in the Local Development Scheme.

Environment Agency

The public body charged with protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales.

Examination

Formal examination of local development framework (LDF) documents by an independent inspector appointed by the Secretary of State, to consider if the plan is sound. Issues may be considered through formal or informal hearings or through written representations.

Green Belt Land

Land where there is a general presumption against inappropriate development, in addition to general policies of restraint that apply in the countryside. The main purpose of Green Belt designations are to prevent the coalescence of settlements.

Green Infrastructure

The physical environment within and between cities, towns and villages. It comprises a network of multi-functional open spaces, including formal parks, gardens, woodlands, green corridors, waterways, street trees and open countryside.

Greenfield Land

Greenfield land is land that has not been developed before or has returned to a natural state after being developed.

Gypsy & Traveller Accommodation Assessment

The assessment of Gypsy and Traveller accommodation need, which is a statutory requirement under s.225 of the Housing Act 2004.

Housing Market Area (HMA)

A sub-regional policy area designated in the Regional Plan. The Derby HMA is made up of three local authority areas which include Amber Valley Borough Council, Derby City Council and South Derbyshire District Council.

Lifetime Homes

A lifetime home is defined as a dwelling which is designed with built in flexibility that makes it easy to adapt to suit people's changing life circumstances from families with young children through to frail older people and those with temporary or permanent disabilities.

Listed Building

A building, object or structure that has been judged by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to be of national historical or architectural interest.

Local Development Documents (LDD's)

The collective term covering Development Plan Documents, Supplementary Planning Documents and the Statement of Community Involvement.

Local Development Framework (LDF)

A collection of documents, providing the framework for planning in the Borough and to guide planning decisions.

Local Development Scheme (LDS)

The scheme that sets the Borough Council’s 3 year programme for preparing Local Development Documents.

Local Strategic Partnership

A forum of organisations from the public, private and voluntary sectors with the key role of implementing the Sustainable Community Strategy (see Amber Valley Partnership).

Proposals Map

The adopted Proposals Map illustrates all the policies contained in Development Plan Documents on a scaled map of the Borough Council’s area. A key on the map shows how the different policies are indicated by graphics and different colours. The Proposals Map is a DPD in its own right.

Regional Plan or Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS)

Sets out the East Midlands region’s policies in relation to the development and use of land and forms part of the Development Plan for local planning authorities. Local development plan documents (DPDs) and accompanying supplementary planning documents (SPD’s) must be in conformity with the RSS.

Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA)

Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessments are a key component of the evidence base to support the delivery of sufficient land for housing to meet the community’s need for more homes. These assessments are required by national planning policy, set out in Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing (PPS3).

Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA)

Strategic Housing Market Assessment's provide a basis upon which to develop planning and housing policies by considering the characteristics of the housing market, how key factors work together and the probable scale of change in future housing need and demand. The document forms an important part of the evidence base that is needed to support the development of Development Plan Documents.

Site Allocation Development Plan Documents

Local development framework (LDF) development plan documents (DPDs) allocating land for specific uses, for example housing or shops.

Soundness

A Development Plan Document is considered sound if it is based upon good evidence and has been prepared in accordance with all the necessary procedures including the measures set out in the Borough Council's Statement of Community Involvement.

Spatial development

Changes in the distribution of activities in space and the linkages between them in terms of the use and development of land.

Spatial planning

Spatial planning goes beyond traditional land use planning to bring together and integrate policies for the development and use of land with other policies and programmes which influence the nature of places and how they function. This will include policies which can impact on land use by influencing the demands on, or needs for, development, but which are not capable of being delivered solely or mainly through the granting or refusal of planning permission and which may be implemented by other means.

Stakeholder

Anyone with an interest in the Borough, for example, employers and employees in the City, residents or anyone who visits.

Statement of Community Involvement (SCI)

Sets out the standards that authorities will achieve with regard to involving local communities in the preparation of Local Development Documents and development control decisions.

Statutory

A legal requirement.

Submission

Submission of the local development framework (LDF) documents, as proposed for adoption, to the Secretary of State.

Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD's)

Detailed policy documents to supplement development plan document (DPD) policies and proposals. SPD’s can be based on a theme or site specific.

Sustainability Appraisal (SA)

An appraisal of the potential social, environmental and economic impacts of policies and proposals in development plan documents (DPD's).

Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS)

The long-term vision for improving the quality of people’s lives, with the aim of improving the economic, social and environmental well being of the Borough. The strategy is produced by the Amber Valley Partnership, of which the Borough Council is a key partner.

World Heritage Site

A site inscribed by UNESCO of being of international heritage interest. The Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage was inscribed in December 2001.

Principal Urban Area (PUA)

An area consisting of the administrative boundary of Derby City Council and any other areas immediately adjoining this boundary .

United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)

The organisation responsible for inscribing World Heritage Sites.

National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)

Sets out the Government’s planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied.

Strategic Sites

Sites that are essential to the delivery of the objectives to the Core Strategy/Local Plan.