Infrastructure Delivery Plan

for Amber Valley 1. Introduction

1.1. An Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) is a key supporting document in Amber Valley’s Local Plan (part 1). It forms part of the evidence base and informed the preparation of the plan itself. It sets out the transport, physical, social and green infrastructure required to support the Borough’s future growth up to 2028.

1.2. There will be significant levels of growth in terms of housing and other development and it is essential for the Council and its partners to deliver the services necessary to achieve timely, sustainable and effective infrastructure to meet the needs of all residents in the future.

1.3. The information in this document has been produced in collaboration with various infrastructure providers operating in the Borough and is discussed in more detail in the next chapter.

1.4. Local Plans should be supported by an adequate, up-to-date and relevant evidence base about the economic, social and environmental characteristics and prospects of Amber Valley. The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), paragraph 162, states in relation to infrastructure that:

“Local planning authorities should work with other authorities and providers to:

• Assess the quality and capacity of infrastructure for transport, water supply, wastewater and its treatment, energy (including heat), telecommunications, utilities, waste, health, social care, education, flood risk and coastal change management, and its ability to meet forecast demands; and • Take account of the need for strategic infrastructure including nationally significant infrastructure within their areas.”

1.5. The 2008 Planning Act 1 defines infrastructure as including roads and other transport facilities; flood defences; schools and other educational facilities; medical facilities; sporting and recreational facilities; open spaces; and affordable housing. This list is not exhaustive; and other types on infrastructure will be considered as part of this document.

1.6. Successful implementation of the Amber Valley’s Local Plan depends therefore not only on the actions of Amber Valley Borough Council but also upon co-ordinated and sustained action from a wide range of other organisations. This requires shared objectives, and involves ensuring related strategies are consistent with the plan and that there is co-ordinated action to effectively deliver essential physical, social, environmental and economic infrastructure on time.

1 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/29/contents 1.7. Therefore the IDP provides: • The main infrastructure issues • An overview of the action required to deliver the Local Plan • Who is responsible for delivery; and • A broad indication of phasing, costs and funding mechanisms

1.8. Numerous documents have established a baseline for current infrastructure capacity and helped to identify initial infrastructure needs associated with further growth. It has also improved the understanding by a wide range of organisations of the infrastructure issues and encouraged partnership working, with the focus on delivery. The range of facilities required to support development in the Local Plan (part 1) has been identified and used to develop an infrastructure schedule.

1.9. This Plan is a ‘living’ interim document, and as such there is ongoing monitoring of infrastructure requirements and dialogue with developers and infrastructure providers. Where necessary the Infrastructure Delivery Plan will be updated and new priority schemes included. There is some outstanding information required to identify the infrastructure requirements of some of the proposed strategic sites, how this infrastructure is to be provided and when it will be provided. However, it should be noted that three of the strategic sites proposed for allocation at Outseats Farm, Alfreton; Radbourne Lane, Mackworth and Coppice Farm, Ripley now have planning permission. The infrastructure requirements for these sites have therefore already been established and will be secured via Section 106 agreements.

2. Scope of the Infrastructure Delivery Plan

2.1. The aim of the IDP is to establish what infrastructure needs to be delivered, when and by which provider to support future development. In addition, it also considers what the priorities for delivery are. Where appropriate, the source of funding and the possible cost of infrastructure is provided. The costs are based on the best available information at the time of publication and may be subject to change.

2.2. The IDP has been integrated and co-ordinated with a range of national, regional and local plans and programmes that impact on spatial planning. The IDP is an evolving document that will be updated regularly.

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2.3. The IDP will be the focus for meeting the infrastructure priorities of Amber Valley. It should not bee seen as a ‘shopping list’ of priorities but as a tool to ensure that the Local Plan and the strategic sites are deliverable and every effort is being made to make the Local Plan viable. Therefore a scheme to classify the priorities has been implemented. The following classification states the importance of each scheme to the delivery of the plan:

• High (Fundamental to development, without which the strategy would not be deliverable) • Medium (Identified as a priority, which would make the strategy sustainable) • Low (Full range of infrastructure required to create a sustainable place, that would assist in ensuring sustainability of the strategy)

2.4. Councillors will also play a role in determining prioritisation of the infrastructure required.

3. Methodology

3.1. In addition, a Derby Housing Market Area Infrastructure Group was established to ensure consistency between each IDP and the County Councils adopted infrastructure Plan. An officer from Erewash Borough Council also attends meetings of this group.

3.2. The process began as a desk-based study to determine existing provision, plans and strategies for each infrastructure provider.

3.3. Alongside this, a review of existing planned capital and infrastructure investment, as detailed in various plans and strategies for each infrastructure category, was undertaken to identify existing plans for infrastructure investment and improvement within the Borough.

3.4. This research and review process will continue following the publication of the Local Plan (part 1). It is intended that information will be collected from service providers continuously, particularly in respect of specific sites and areas where development may be allocated.

3.5. In preparing the Local Plan (part 1), the Council has engaged in discussions with infrastructure providers. Whilst in some instances it has been difficult to gain a response from some providers, all reasonable attempts have been made to contact them.

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4. Delivery Mechanism

4.1. For successful implementation of the IDP there are a number of challenges that need to be overcome:

• There is a requirement for a strong commitment to delivery across a wide range of organisations • A requirement for partner organisations and stakeholders to have greater integration and co-ordination of the investment decisions • The need for improved management of existing physical infrastructure assets and the way new assets are delivered • Investment in additional infrastructure to meet not only the challenges of growth but also that of deficiencies in existing infrastructure.

4.2. With public sector financial cuts and changing funding schemes it is less certain what resources will be available to spend on infrastructure. With this in mind there are still some possible streams:

• New Homes Bonus • Business rates and Tax Increment Financing (TIF) • Regional Growth Fund • Growing Places • Service-specific grants

4.3. A reduction in the Council’s Budget will have a significant impact on local service delivery. This IDP therefore provides an important means of co- ordinating resources between partners, the council and developers to ensure timely and efficient delivery of infrastructure to support development.

4.4. The majority of funding for infrastructure is anticipated to come from Developer Contributions. Policies in the Local Plan explain the role of Developer Contributions. The IDP will inform what contributions towards infrastructure may be sought from development. At present, these are secured through Section 106 agreements, in line with the CIL regulations 2010, which states that planning obligations should be:

• Necessary to make the development acceptable in planning terms • Directly related to the development • Fairly and reasonably related in scale and kind to the development.

4.5. Although currently such developer contributions are being raised through Section 106 agreements, all three of the Derby HMA local authorities are working towards introducing a Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Charging Schedule.

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4.6. A Community Infrastructure Levy could bring several advantages in delivering infrastructure to support development:

• The CIL will be a better mechanism to facilitate the collection of funds towards strategic infrastructure, which is often critical to development of the area, which may be difficult to attribute to a single site • Income from CIL is unringfenced and will allow the Council and its partners greater flexibility to prioritise and phase infrastructure delivery • The fixed nature of CIL charges brings more certainty to developers, the Council in terms of how much developers will pay, allowing the Council and Partners to plan their income an potential expenditure • This could help development to be viable, as it could increase confidence from all partners in ensuring the development is brought forward and should save time and money spent on administration • If the charge is applicable to a certain type of development, e.g. housing, all developers will contribute and the burden of infrastructure is not passed onto another development or developer • As part of the Neighbourhood Fund, if development takes place in an area which has an adopted Neighbourhood Plan in place, 25% of the funds received from chargeable development in that area will go to that area to spend on Infrastructure. If no Neighbourhood Plan exists, 15% of the funds will go back to fund infrastructure in communities in those areas where development has taken place.

4.7. The introduction of a CIL has to ensure that an appropriate balance has been struck between infrastructure needs and development viability. Therefore further work is being carried out by consultants to establish what is economically viable to bring forward development and provide the necessary infrastructure that is required.

4.8. The implementation of the CIL Charging Schedule will require strong governance to prioritise projects, commissioning and management of delivery and to monitor the process.

4.9. New development will be expected to contribute to the provision of associated infrastructure, whether through Section 106 contributions, CIL or through on-site design. But it is also crucial that current infrastructure deficiencies are also met. Therefore it is important that partners and stakeholders commit resources to implement these programmes and co- ordinate delivery with development.

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5. Monitoring and Review Process

5.1. The IDP is a living document and will be required to respond to a number of changing factors. Therefore it should be updated on a regular basis to ensure that new information about plans and programmes is fed into the IDP, to ensure that development continues to remain viable and that infrastructure issues are continuously updated.

5.2. The baseline position in this IDP will allow the Borough Council and its partners to prioritise investment and address funding gaps as the Local Plan is developed.

5.3. Later iterations of this document will set out in more detail the mechanisms needed to monitor the impact of the IDP. These mechanisms are being established to ensure:

• Risks are managed • Reports on the delivery of the Infrastructure Schedule are produced at regular intervals • Annual updating of the Infrastructure Schedule • Inclusion of performance results in the Authority Monitoring Report

5.4. A review should not just be about updating this document, but the importance of Duty-to-Cooperate and partnership working. The exercise of updating should be an exercise to inform the continued advancement of the plan and continuous dialogue of what infrastructure requirements are needed within Amber Valley.

5.5. A review should be conducted on a yearly basis, but updates should be conducted when required.

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6. A Spatial Portrait of Amber Valley

6.1 Amber Valley covers an area of over 265 square kilometres and is made up of the four market towns of Alfreton, Belper, Heanor and Ripley, as well as many villages and other smaller settlements. The majority of the Borough’s 122,300 residents live in the four market towns, all of which have experienced economic and social difficulties as a result of the decline of their traditional industries. However, Belper has benefited from its location within the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site and has seen considerable investment through new housing and environmental improvements, as well as becoming increasingly attractive.

6.2 Amber Valley benefits from having good transport connections to other parts of the country. The A38 links the Borough to Derby to the south and to the M1 (junction 28) to the north, whilst the A610 links to Nottingham and the M1 (junction 26) to the south east. The Borough is also well served by the national rail network, with local services to Derby and Nottingham as well as limited direct services to London and other parts of the country.

6.3 The Borough's accessibility makes it an attractive location for commuters, as well as opening up opportunities for shopping and leisure activities in other towns and cities. The decline in the Borough's traditional industrial base has also led to former employment sites being redeveloped for housing, increasing patterns of out-commuting.

6.4 Whilst unemployment levels remain lower than national and regional averages, this masks pockets of higher unemployment, particularly in the eastern wards within Alfreton, Heanor and adjoining settlements.

6.5 The Borough's attractive and diverse landscape, architecture and important heritage features enable many of those living and working in Amber Valley to benefit from a high quality environment. However, other parts of the Borough have suffered from the impact of past land uses and activities on the environment and a balance must be struck between encouraging new development and protecting the environment.

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7. Development Strategy for Amber Valley

7.1. The agreed position is for a minimum of 35,354 dwellings to be provided within the Derby Housing Market Area between 2008 and 2028, of which a minimum of 9,400 dwellings will be provided within Amber Valley.

7.2. In planning for 9,400 dwellings in Amber Valley between 2008 and 2028, the Borough Council has taken into account the following:-

• Completed dwellings since 2008, • Existing planning permissions (commitments) for housing as at 1/4/13 • Sites already allocated for housing in the existing Local Plan that have not yet come forward for development, but the Council consider should remain as allocated sites • Making an allowance for housing on land which cannot be readily identified in advance (known as ‘windfall’)

7.3. As at 31 st March 2013, the number of dwellings completed since 2008, the number of commitments (including the proposed strategic sites at Outseats Farm, Alfreton and Radbourne Lane, Mackworth which have planning permission), the number expected to be built on existing allocated sites (including 300 dwellings already allocated on land north of Denby) and the number of dwellings expected to come forward on windfall sites was estimated to total 5,164. This means that the Borough Council needs to identify additional sites to provide 4,236 dwellings, in order to meet the requirement for 9,400 dwellings from 2008 to 2028.

7.4. It is proposed that an additional 3,520 dwellings are provided on five other strategic sites to be allocated in the Core Strategy (part 1 of the Local Plan). These will include Coppice Farm, Ripley (which was granted outline planning permission for up to 360 dwellings on 3 rd June 2013) and 1,500 additional dwellings on land north of Denby, making a total of 1,800 on this site. It is proposed that the remaining requirement for 716 dwellings are provided through allocations in the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies DPD (part 2 of the Local Plan).

7.5. The strategic sites proposed for allocation in the Core Strategy (part 1 of the Local Plan) are :

• Outseats Farm, Alfreton (500) • Newland/Taylor Lane, Heanor (500) • Nottingham Road, Ripley (560) • Alfreton Road, Codnor (600) • Coppice Farm, Ripley (360) • Land north of Denby (1,800) • Radbourne Lane, Mackworth (530)

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Background into Water and Flooding Infrastructure in Amber Valley

Infrastructure Type Water and Flooding Providers/Partners Amber Valley Borough Council, Severn Trent Water, Environment Agency, Anglican Water Existing capacity and recent An overview of flood risk in the Borough highlights that land at high risk from flooding is confined to areas in provision close proximity to watercourses, in particular the River Derwent. An individual assessment of the four principal towns of Alfreton, Belper, Heanor and Ripley are not at significant risk of flooding. Although, Alfreton, Belper, Heanor, Ripley, Codnor, Somercotes and Langley Mill are at risk from surface water flooding, as a result of combined flow sewers being at maximum capacity.

The major reservoirs in the Derbyshire Derwent, Dove Valley and several river abstractions provide the majority of water to the Derby HMA. The Environment Agency’s Catchment Abstraction Management Strategies (CAMS) shows that the East Midlands resource situation is significantly constrained. The Derby Housing Market Area Water Cycle Study (2010) shows that the vast majority of resource management units in the study area have no water available, are over licensed or over abstracted.

The Outline Water Cycle Study found that rivers within Amber Valley and the wider HMA are at risk from not meeting at least one of the water quality standards set by the Water Framework Directive. The River Derwent has high levels of phosphates, which fails one of the Water Framework Directive standards. Specific Provision initiatives In terms of wastewater treatment, some works (Fritchley, Duffield and Kilburn) are at or may exceed capacity, therefore Severn Trent Water aim to use a combination of demand management and increased extraction.

Discussions have taken place between Derby HMA and water providers to explore the use of SUDs to reduce the amount of surface water run-off.

Underlying demand trend In terms of water supply, treatment and quality there is a clear pressure on water resources and to support the water companies management plans more should be done to increase water efficiency.

Due to the risk of not meeting water quality standards, measures need to be in place before additional housing can be delivered. Non-developer funding Various public and private bodies are involved with water and flooding infrastructure. There is the possibility of sources some support from Derbyshire County Council’s own resources, although budget restraints have to be taken into account. Developer funding Individual negotiations when determining planning applications arrangements in place

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Infrastructure Delivery Schedule of Water and Flooding Infrastructure within Amber Valley

Infrastructure Evidence Costs Funding Phasing/ Delivery Link to Level Funding Source Notes Requirement Base Gap Timescale Partners Local of Plan Priority (part 1) Policies Section CIL Onsite/ 106 Other New 33km main to Severn £30.22 None Committed Severn R1 High
The Water Cycle Study duplicate the Trent Water Million 2016 Trent Water (2010) found that water existing Derwent Resource Capital resources within Amber Valley aqueduct to Plan 2010- Valley are restricted and increase capacity 2035 this scheme would help by 60 million litres to relieve the issues. per day Waste water Water Unknown Unknown Unknown Severn R1 Medium x Potential constraint on treatment works at Cycle Trent Water, works capacity. Kilburn has Study Environment capacity issues (2010) Agency and Assessment required by Amber Severn Trent prior to Valley development. Borough Council Waste water Water Unknown Unknown Unknown Severn R1 High x Assessment indicates treatment works at Cycle Trent Water, that the works are Fritchley has Study Environment already at capacity. capacity issues (2010) Agency and However, investment Amber may be planned. Valley Borough Further clarification Council needed from Severn Trent Water if this treatment works is needed to serve any proposed growth locations.

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Infrastructure Delivery Schedule of Water and Flooding Infrastructure within Amber Valley

Infrastructure Evidence Costs Funding Phasing/ Delivery Link to Level Funding Source Notes Requirement Base Gap Timescale Partners Local of Plan Priority (part 1) Policies Section CIL Onsite/ 106 Other Waste water Water Unknown Unknown Unknown Severn R1 High
Assessment indicates treatment works at Cycle Trent Water, that the works are Duffield has Study Environment already at capacity. capacity issues (2010) Agency and However, investment Amber may be planned. Valley Borough Further clarification Council needed from Severn Trent Water if this treatment works is needed to serve any proposed growth locations.

Construction of two Planning Unknown Unknown Phase 1 Severn R1 Medium
This project will have a new covered drinking application Phase 2 Trent Water combined maximum water ser vice no. capacity of 140 million reservoirs with AVA/2012/ litres. associated ancillary 0236 works at Ambergate Reservoir, Chadwick Nick Lane, Fritchley

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Infrastructure Delivery Schedule of Water and Flooding Infrastructure within Amber Valley

Infrastructure Evidence Costs Funding Phasing/ Delivery Link to Level Funding Source Notes Requirement Base Gap Timescale Partners Local of Plan Priority (part 1) Policies Section CIL Onsite/ 106 Other Need to implement Water Unknown Unknown Unknown Amber R1 Low
The Water Cycle Study a Surface Water Cycle Valley has identified the Management Plan Study Borough possible needed for in Amber Valley (2010) Council, Amber Valley Borough Defra Council to apply for funding to complete a Surface Water Management Plan, to assess surface water flooding. Provision of Water Unknown Unknown Unknown Amber R1 Low
The Water Cycle Study sustainable Cycle Valley E2 has identified the drainage measures Study Borough IN6 requirement for such (2010) Council, measures to be put in Developers place to provide multiple benefits such as providing amenity, environmental benefits, reducing pressures on the drainage system and storage of rainwater.

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Infrastructure Delivery Schedule of Water and Flooding Infrastructure within Amber Valley

Infrastructure Evidence Costs Funding Phasing/ Delivery Link to Level Funding Source Notes Requirement Base Gap Timescale Partners Local of Plan Priority (part 1) Policies Section CIL Onsite/ 106 Other Local flood defence Derbyshire £300,000 None 2012-2013 Derbyshire R1 Medium
The Derbyshire County schemes to reduce County County Council Infrastructure risk of surface Council Council Plan states that the water flooding Infrastructu County Council is taking re Plan work on a Preliminary 2012 Flood Risk Assessment (PFRA) forward through District and Parish level assessments. Three areas have been identified as an initial pilot study (Belper, Ticknall and Ashbourne). These assessments will identify potential management options. Rather than implementing large and expensive flood defence or relief schemes, future management of flood risk by the County Council is likely to focus on smaller- scale prevention and resilience measures

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Infrastructure Delivery Schedule of Water and Flooding Infrastructure within Amber Valley

Infrastructure Evidence Costs Funding Phasing/ Delivery Link to Level Funding Source Notes Requirement Base Gap Timescale Partners Local of Plan Priority (part 1) Policies Section CIL Onsite/ 106 Other Water resources at NLP Site Unknown Unknown Up to 2028 Developer R1 High x In terms of water supply, land north of Denby Specific and Severn evidence provided by the information Trent Water developer indicates that local distribution systems may need to be upgraded. Waste water and sewerage is an issue, but Severn Trent plans to upgrade sewers in the Kilburn catchment, which includes Land North of Denby, with work commencing in 2013. Flood Risk, Antony Unknown Unknown Up to 2028 Developer R1 Medium x Flood risk issues from Drainage and Aspbury EN2 Bailey Brook and Surface Water Associates IN6 reservoir failure from the Management Site Loscoe Dam have been mitigation specific assessed and not measures at information considered to pose a Newlands/Taylor significant risk and Lane, Heanor mitigation measures will be in place as part of the strategy.

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Background into Waste Infrastructure in Amber Valley

Infrastructure Type Waste Providers/Partners Amber Valley Borough Council, Derbyshire County Council, private contractors Existing capacity and recent Amber Valley Borough Council is a waste collection authority and Derbyshire County Council is responsible for provision waste disposal.

Amber Valley’s contract for kerbside collections has been extended until 2020.

There is one household waste and recycling centre in Amber Valley at Loscoe. This site is considered to be over-capacity.

Bulky Waste can be removed by requesting such action by Amber Valley Borough Council. It also offers a trade waste service

Clinical waste is also collected by the authority and transferred to an incinerator or a suitable landfill site. No incinerators for clinical waste are located in Derbyshire. Specific Provision initiatives The Waste Strategy produced by Derbyshire County Council for a number of districts was adopted in 2006 and is reviewed every five years, the first review will be completed by 2013.

The County Council is currently considering new policies/initiatives to deal with waste at the top end of the waste hierarchy, via the promotion of waste minimisation and prevention. This work is being developed through the joint Derby City and Derbyshire County Waste Plan. Underlying demand trend In 2005, a bi-weekly collection scheme was implemented by the Borough Council, which had the effect that recycling rates increased to 26.9% from 8.11% in 2002/03. A new service was introduced in 2012 which now includes recycling plastic containers, which is very likely to improve recycling rates further.

Household waste collected by Amber Valley Borough Council is taken to Clover Nook transfer Station for disposal.

The one household waste and recycling centre accessible to residents in Amber Valley at Loscoe is considered to be at over-capacity.

With the level of new housing proposed in Amber Valley, there is a need to re-assess the waste capacity of the Borough and attempt to increase the waste infrastructure capacity.

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Non-developer funding Derbyshire County Council, Private Organisations sources Developer funding Individual negotiations when determining planning applications arrangements in place

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Infrastructure Delivery Schedule of Waste Infrastructure within Amber Valley

Infrastructure Evidence Costs Funding Phasing/ Delivery Link to Funding Source Level Notes Requirement Base Gap Timescale Partners Local of Plan Priority (part 1) Policies Section CIL Onsite/ 106 Other Potential Derbyshire £1,000,000 Considerable 2015-2016 Derbyshire R1 x?
High The Derbyshire requirement for County gap exists County County Council additional waste Council but exact Council and Infrastructure management Infrastructure amount Amber Valley Plan has capacity at Plan unknown at Borough identified Loscoe Loscoe this point Council as one of the household strategic priority waste and waste facilities recycling facility that could be expanded or replaced. There is a need to see if capacity can be increased through land acquisition and meeting the funding gap.

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Background into Transport Infrastructure in Amber Valley

Infrastructure Type Transport Providers/Partners Amber Valley Borough Council, Highways Agency, Derbyshire County Council, Department for Transport Existing capacity and recent The key road infrastructure is M1 (Outside the Borough), A38, A52, A610 and the A6. provision Major portions of the M1suffer from congestion- Junction 28 to J23A relate to the Borough.

The Derby HMA suffers from one of the highest levels of congestion in the region. Particular issues occur at the A38 Derby junctions and the A38 between Derby and Alfreton.

The Borough suffers congestion on the A610 to A38 junctions and the B6016 from Riddings to Swanwick. Isolated issues of congestion at the four market towns, Riddings and Kilburn.

Midland Mainline runs through the Borough, connecting much of the East Midlands, South Yorkshire to London and beyond. It has been stated that this line will need more capacity in the future. Northern Rail provides most of the services to Langley Mill station with their Leeds to Nottingham service, which is around half of the Alfreton services. HS2 will not go through the Borough, but will run adjacent to it, with the closet stations planned at Toton Sidings and Sheffield.

Within Amber Valley there are 6 railway stations at Alfreton, Ambergate, Belper, Duffield, Whatstandwell and Langley Mill. Alfreton and Belper are the most used stations.

The Borough is well served by East Midlands Airport, which is just outside the HMA.

Derbyshire County Council runs community transport schemes (Dial-a-bus/ride) through the Borough for people who cannot use conventional transport.

In terms of public transport, 39 routes run through the Borough, connecting the four main market towns to Derby, Chesterfield and Nottingham.

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Specific Provision initiatives A number of schemes are being proposed by the Department for Transport and Derbyshire County Council that could impact and support the Local Plan in delivering the needed infrastructure, with traffic congestion being high within the Derby HMA and Amber Valley

Derbyshire County Council implemented their Local Transport Plan in 2011.

A Rights of Way Improvement Plan has been produced by Derbyshire County Council for 2007-2012.

The East Midlands Airport Master Plan 2006-2030 sets out vision to meet demand for travelling and the UK economy.

Underlying demand trend There is a general underlying trend of increased congestion around the major junctions along the A38, around Derby and at connections to the M1.

With congestion already a feature of many of the roads around the County, the large strategic sites being proposed through the Core Strategy (part 1 of the Local Plan) will increase demand on the roads in and around the four market towns and at Denby. Therefore, in order to make the schemes deliverable further modelling, testing and analysis is required to ensure that severe congestion is not created.

The larger railway stations at Nottingham and Derby are heavily congested and require some upgrading, and there is a demand for improvements for both passenger and freight services through and from the Borough. Non-developer funding Highways Agency, Derbyshire County Council, Department for Transport sources Developer funding Individual negotiations when determining planning applications in terms of Section 106 contributions. arrangements in place

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Infrastructure Delivery Schedule of Transport Infrastructure within Amber Valley

Infrastructure Evidence Costs Funding Phasing/ Delivery Link to Funding Source Level Notes Requirement Base Gap Timetable Partners Local Plan of (part 1) Priority Policies Section CIL Onsite/ 106 Other DCC Local Derbyshire £20 million None 2012-2013 Derbyshire IN1
High The LTP and its investment Transport Plan- County County protocol highlight the areas Highways Council Council, of transport infrastructure Maintenance Highways that funds will be directed and integrated Agency towards. There are no transport Department specific details for Amber schemes for Valley, but schemes vital to including public Transport, the transport infrastructure transport, Other of the Borough will be walking and external implemented. cycling partners

Countryside Derbyshire £675,000 None 2012-2013 Derbyshire IN1
Low The scheme is a county capital County County wide scheme to improve investment Council Council footpaths and bridleways. including Public This could potentially benefit Rights of Way the Borough, as it has a and Greenways large number of rights of way that need to be maintained and improved. With the levels of development growing in the Borough and more people using such infrastructure expansion and maintenance could be key to delivering the objectives of the Local Plan.

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Infrastructure Delivery Schedule of Transport Infrastructure within Amber Valley

Infrastructure Evidence Costs Funding Phasing/ Delivery Link to Funding Source Level Notes Requirement Base Gap Timetable Partners Local Plan of (part 1) Priority Policies Section CIL Onsite/ 106 Other Requirement for Amber £10 million Funding Up to 2028 Derbyshire IN1 x x? x High The strategic sites proposed additional Valley package County IN4 at Nottingham Road, Ripley highway Borough being Council, IN6 and Alfreton Road, Codnor capacity to Council and finalised Amber SG2 would have a major impact accommodate Derbyshire Valley SG7 on the capacity of the growth at Ripley County Borough existing road network. and Codnor in Council Council, However, a key objective of the form of a Developers the Local Plan is the new A610 implementation of a new Ripley to A610 link road between Woodlinkin link Ripley and Woodlinkin, to road not only reduce existing congestion in Codnor but to also mitigate against the impact the development of these sites would have on the existing highway network. The Borough Council is taking the lead on this scheme. New community Derbyshire £100,000 None Ongoing Derbyshire IN1
Low Derbyshire County Council transport County County will make a contribution vehicles Council Council towards the purchase of new community transport vehicles to improve access to services where there is a increasing demand or deficiency in service.

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Infrastructure Delivery Schedule of Transport Infrastructure within Amber Valley

Infrastructure Evidence Costs Funding Phasing/ Delivery Link to Funding Source Level Notes Requirement Base Gap Timetable Partners Local Plan of (part 1) Priority Policies Section CIL Onsite/ 106 Other Improvement Anthony Unknown The Up to 2028 Developers IN1 x Medium A highways position scheme, which Aspbury developer IN6 statement demonstrates consists of Associates considers SG4 that the development can widening of that this be satisfactorily A608 High scheme accommodated by using the Street approach can be existing transport network, to the carried subject to this scheme being roundabout, in out by implemented to mitigate the relation to the using impact of the development. strategic site Section proposed at 106 Newlands and funds. Taylor Lane, Heanor

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Infrastructure Delivery Schedule of Transport Infrastructure within Amber Valley

Infrastructure Evidence Costs Funding Phasing/ Delivery Link to Funding Source Level Notes Requirement Base Gap Timetable Partners Local Plan of (part 1) Priority Policies Section CIL Onsite/ 106 Other Requirement for Bryan G b) £750,000 The 2015 – Derbyshire IN1 x x? x High Transport consultants additional Hall developer 2028 County IN6 employed by the site highway consulting c) £750,000 considers Council, SG3 promoters have identified capacity to civil and that all of d) and f) – Highways that the following accommodate transport d) £2 million these by 2015 Agency, improvements will need to 1,800 dwellings planning works can before any Amber be made to the surrounding and other engineers e) £750,000 be carried dwellings Valley highway infrastructure to development on Position out are built Borough accommodate 1,800 land north of Statement f) £300,000 through Council, dwellings and other Denby on highway Section e) by 2018 Developers development on this site: improveme 106 when 450 a) an Highways Agency nt funds, dwellings improved scheme at Little works with the have been Eaton junction required exception built b) a Park Hall Road of the signalised access Highways b) 2019 c) a second signalised site Agency when 500 access on to Derby Road improved dwellings d) a roundabout scheme have been improvement scheme at Toll at Little built Bar junction Eaton e) an A38 merge slip junction c) 2023 improvement at Coxbench when 1,000 junction dwellings f) an A38 northbound have been diverge slip road built road/B6179 Derby Road signalised junction

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Background into Energy Infrastructure in Amber Valley

Infrastructure Type Energy Providers/Partners Amber Valley Borough Council, Existing capacity and recent The HMA Cleaner, Greener Energy Study states that Amber Valley consumes around the same energy as South provision Derbyshire, with 7% of its properties not connected to gas. In 2007, Amber Valley had installed renewable energy capacity of around 2,649 kW and planned provision of 1527 kW, with small wind power, biomass and hydro contributing to those figures. These figures are the lowest of all three HMA Local Authorities. The report above believes that overall renewable energy could play strong role in Amber Valley’s sustainable future, providing 5.6% of its energy by 2021.

Western Power has highlighted some potential infrastructure and capacity constraints on the key strategic sites, which will need to be overcome to deliver the sites. Specific Provision initiatives

Underlying demand trend In 2007 Amber Valley had higher CO2 emissions for domestic use than the East Midlands. There is a trend across the UK for a more sustainable energy future and this is expressed throughout the HMA and its evidence base. Non-developer funding UK Government Sources, National Grid, Derbyshire County Council, Amber Valley Borough Council, Western sources Power Developer funding Individual negotiations when determining planning applications in terms of Section 106 contributions. arrangements in place

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Infrastructure Delivery Schedule of Energy Infrastructure within Amber Valley

Infrastructure Evidence Costs Funding Phasing/ Delivery Link to Funding Source Level Notes Requirement Base Gap Timetable Partners Local of Plan (part Priority 1) Policies Section CIL Onsite/ 106 Other The proposed Western Unknown Unknown Early Western SG7
High The site has a 33kV overhead strategic site at Power dialogue will Power line running through the site, Nottingham Road, be required which is proposed to deliver a Ripley would need large number of homes and require diversion employment facilities. or undergrounding Discussions with Western of a 33kV Power have indicated certain overhead power procedures would have to be line as it runs taken to make the site through the site developable. There are substantial issues and timeframes could be impacted on the deliverability of the site so early conversion and action should be taken. The proposed Western Unknown Unknown Early Western SG2
High The site has a 33kV overhead strategic site at Power dialogue will Power line running through the site, Alfreton Road be required which is proposed to deliver a Codnor would large number of homes and require diversion employment facilities. or undergrounding Discussions with Western of a 33kV Power have indicated certain overhead power procedures would have to be line as it runs taken to make the site through the site developable. There are substantial issues and timeframes could be impacted on the deliverability of the site so early conversion and action should be taken.

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Infrastructure Delivery Schedule of Energy Infrastructure within Amber Valley

Infrastructure Evidence Costs Funding Phasing/ Delivery Link to Funding Source Level Notes Requirement Base Gap Timetable Partners Local of Plan (part Priority 1) Policies Section CIL Onsite/ 106 Other The proposed Western Unknown Unknown Early Western SG3
High The site has a 33kV overhead strategic site north Power dialogue will Power line running through the site, of Denby would be required which is proposed to deliver a require the large number of homes and diversion or employment facilities. undergrounding of Discussions with Western a 33kV overhead Power have indicated certain power line as it procedures would have to be runs through the taken to make the site site. developable. There are substantial issues and timeframes could be impacted on the deliverability of the site so early conversion and action should be taken. But the site also currently has capacity issues, which Western Power are planning to rectify by 2015. However, there will continue to be capacity issues with such a scale of development. Therefore early discussions with Western Power will be necessary.

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Infrastructure Delivery Schedule of Energy Infrastructure within Amber Valley

Infrastructure Evidence Costs Funding Phasing/ Delivery Link to Funding Source Level Notes Requirement Base Gap Timetable Partners Local of Plan (part Priority 1) Policies Section CIL Onsite/ 106 Other Capacity issues at Western Unknown Unknown Early Western SG5
High Through a number of Mackworth Power dialogue will Power, meetings with Western be required Developers Power, it has been highlighted that the level of development around Mackworth and Mickleover, could put a strain on the existing network, with potential for work along Radbourne Lane through to Derby City centre to reinforce the existing connection or by putting a new primary substation near the A38.

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Background into Communications Infrastructure in Amber Valley

Infrastructure Type Communications Providers/Partners Amber Valley Borough Council, BT, Derbyshire County Council, Virgin Media, W3Z Existing capacity and recent Broadband coverage in the Borough is patchy, with 3G and broadband available but not at speeds and service provision required to serve the Borough. A local company, W3Z provides a fixed wireless service, with around 2,000 customers. Specific Provision initiatives Derbyshire Digital have secured £7.39 million to improve broadband around the county. These funds need to be matched by private or public finances.

Derbyshire County Council has a Broadband Delivery Plan.

BT hoping to upgrade a number of telephone exchanges at Alfreton, Ripley and Langley Mill to increase connectivity and speed.

Underlying demand trend Broadband coverage in the Borough is patchy, with BDUK suggesting that most of the Borough has an intermediate level of service with Western parts having poor coverage. Non-developer funding Derbyshire Digital, BT, Virgin Media, Derbyshire County Council sources Developer funding Individual negotiations when determining planning applications in terms of Section 106 contributions. Derbyshire arrangements in place County Council has highlighted Broadband as a key priority in its Developer Contribution Protocol

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Infrastructure Delivery Schedule of Communications Infrastructure within Amber Valley

Infrastructure Evidence Costs Funding Phasing Delivery Link to Funding Source Level of Notes Requirement Base Gap Partners Local Plan Priority (part 1) Policies Section CIL Onsite/ 106 Other To improve the Derbyshire £7.39 (requires By 2015 BDUK, BT, IN1 x x?
High There is currently a provision of County million match Derbyshire IN6 funding gap. The BDUK Broadband Council IDP county- funding) County Funding has been secured Infrastructure in wide Council, but to ensure that high Amber Valley from Private quality broadband is rolled BDUK Sector out around the county and especially in places with infrastructure deficiencies like Amber Valley match funding will need to be sought from public or private finances.

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Background into Social and Regeneration Infrastructure in Amber Valley

Infrastructure Type Social and Regeneration Providers/Partners Amber Valley Borough Council, Existing capacity and recent Ripley, Alfreton, Heanor and Belper all have markets. provision There are a number of cultural and leisure facilities, including six libraries and four leisure centres in the Borough, one in each of the four market towns.

Throughout the Borough there is provision for a variety of sports including golf, cricket, football, hockey, rugby union, tennis, a number of private health centres, sports halls swimming pools and bowling greens.

There are a number of Christian and other faith facilities located in the Borough. Specific Provision initiatives A new leisure centre was approved in Belper in July 2011 to provide new improved facilities, increase participation, facilitate community development and improve the health of local residents. Underlying demand trend The new leisure facility at Belper has been driven by the need to undertake rationalisation of swimming, sports and re-evaluation of sports facilities throughout the Borough for a number of years.

Data from Sport England shows that the demand for sports halls and swimming pools is met in the Borough with 16.4% of adults participating in moderate exercise three times a week. Non-developer funding Sport England and other sports associations, private gyms, the Lottery, private capital sources Developer funding Individual negotiations when determining planning applications in terms of Section 106 contributions arrangements in place

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Delivery Schedule of Social and Regeneration Infrastructure within Amber Valley

Infrastructure Evidence Costs Funding Phasing/ Delivery Link to Funding Source Level Notes Requirement Base Gap Timescale Partners Local of Plan Priority (part 1) Policies Section CIL Onsite/ 106 Other Improvements Amber Valley Amber IN1 x High The railway station is key to the to Alfreton Borough Valley economic viability of Alfreton, but it Station Council Borough requires some improvement including Regeneration Council, providing disability access. Therefore, it Strategy Network is a key priority that this station is Rail, improved. East Midlands trains Introduction of Amber Valley Amber IN1
High The World Heritage Site (WHS) is a key more coach Borough Valley IN6 tourist attraction in the Borough. It is a parking in Council Borough key economic driver for Belper and Belper Regeneration Council Amber Valley. The main issue for Strategy tourism is that the WHS does not have enough coach parking to attract day visitors and is losing out on vital business. Therefore this should be introduced into the area to boost economic regeneration and tourism. Improvements Amber Valley Amber IN1
High The railway station is key to the to Langley Mill Borough Valley economic viability of Langley Mill and Station Council Borough Heanor, but it requires some Regeneration Council, improvement including providing Strategy Network disability access. Therefore, it is a key Rail, East priority that this station is improved. Midlands trains

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Delivery Schedule of Social and Regeneration Infrastructure within Amber Valley

Infrastructure Evidence Costs Funding Phasing/ Delivery Link to Funding Source Level Notes Requirement Base Gap Timescale Partners Local of Plan Priority (part 1) Policies Section CIL Onsite/ 106 Other Urban design Amber Valley Amber IN1 x High These two projects aim to enhance the projects for Borough Valley E3 character of the World Heritage Site, improving the Council Borough connecting the town centre and connection Regeneration Council, improving the public realm. between Belper Strategy Network railway station Rail, East and the town Midlands centre. trains

Improve the Amber Valley Amber SS6 x Medium The retail frontage and the shops have a retail space in Borough Valley SS8 number of issues. They need to be Heanor town Council Borough SS9 restored and be ready to be occupied to centre Regeneration Council ensure that economic regeneration of Strategy the town centre can take place. Improve the Amber Valley Amber SS7 x High The retail frontage and the shops have a retail space in Borough Valley SS8 number of issues. There are a number Ripley Town Council Borough SS9 of vacant shops and there are also Centre Regeneration Council issues in terms of the size of retail units. Strategy They are too small to attract large stores and therefore some changes need to be made to ensure the town can attract big names, while still retaining its independent nature. They need to be restored and be ready to be occupied to ensure that economic regeneration of the town centre can take place.

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Delivery Schedule of Social and Regeneration Infrastructure within Amber Valley

Infrastructure Evidence Costs Funding Phasing/ Delivery Link to Funding Source Level Notes Requirement Base Gap Timescale Partners Local of Plan Priority (part 1) Policies Section CIL Onsite/ 106 Other

To deliver Derbyshire Unkno Unknown Up to 2028 Amber IN6

Medium As part of the partnership, AVBC works cultural facilities Arts wn Valley to deliver the Derbyshire Arts through arts and Partnerships Borough Partnerships and Culture Derbyshire tourism in the and Culture Council and objectives which include widening Borough Derbyshire, Developers access to professional arts, using the Arts Council, arts to support regeneration, supporting England- the development of infrastructure and Community maximising arts opportunities to the Infrastructure Borough and recognising the importance Levy: Advice of culture through arts and tourism. The note for Local Plan can help to deliver these culture, arts aims by supporting proposals for arts and planning and cultural facilities, and by seeking professional either the provision of, or financial contributions towards facilities, in conjunction with development proposals for other uses. Provision of Amber Valley Developers
All residential development which sport and Sports Playing involves more that 10 units will require recreational Pitch Strategy the provision of on site or a contribution infrastructure of off site sport and recreational for new infrastructure, in accordance with the residential Council’s Development and development Recreational Open Space SPD.

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Background into Health and Emergency Services Infrastructure in Amber Valley

Infrastructure Type Health and Emergency Services Providers/Partners Amber Valley Borough Council, Derby Community Health Service NHS Trust (DCHS), East Midlands Ambulance Service, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, Derbyshire Constabulary and Derbyshire Probation Service, Derby and South Derbyshire CCG, Derbyshire Health United. Existing capacity and recent There are three community hospitals in Amber Valley and one primary care centre, providing a range of care provision with a minor injuries unit at Ripley.

The ambulance service covers Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire providing urgent 999 care and patient transport services.

The Fire service has one whole time station at Alfreton and five retained stations located at Ripley, Crich, Belper, Heanor and Duffield.

The Derbyshire Constabulary have three police stations in Amber Valley- Alfreton, Belper and Ripley. C division is covers Amber Valley, Chesterfield, NE Derbyshire and Bolsover.

Specific Provision initiatives All of these different emergency services work closely together and have formed partnerships to use different initiatives to make Derbyshire and Amber Valley a safer place to live. Underlying demand trend There are budget cuts and a need to work differently from all the public sector organisations above. There will therefore be great pressures on maintaining and producing new infrastructure to meet the growing needs of Amber Valley as new development increases the number of homes in the Borough. Non-developer funding Derby Community Health Service NHS Trust (DCHS), East Midlands Ambulance Service, Derbyshire Fire and sources Rescue Service, Derbyshire Constabulary and Derbyshire Probation Service, Derby and South Derbyshire CCG, Derbyshire Health United. Developer funding Where extensions to existing GP practices are required, Derbyshire PCT will seek financial contributions from arrangements in place developments of 5 dwellings or more. Currently the cost per patient is £222.85 which, with an assumed 2.3 people per dwellings, equates to £512.56 per dwelling. If a feasibility assessment identifies the need for a new building, negotiations should take place through the Planning application process to determine Section 106 Contributions.

This information is based on the Derby and Derbyshire Primary Care Trust Model and the Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group are currently reviewing this – therefore it may be subject to change.

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Background into Education Infrastructure in Amber Valley

Infrastructure Type Education Providers/Partners Amber Valley Borough Council, Derbyshire County Council, Department for Education, Derby Audit Learning Services, Colleges Existing capacity and recent There are currently 9 secondary schools in Amber Valley and a planned Studio school, with a surplus capacity of provision around 9%. In terms of primary education, there are 34 primary schools in the Borough with 12 individual infant schools and 9 individual junior schools.

Derbyshire County Council runs 16 nurseries around the county with 15 private day care facilitators, 9 Sure Start Centres and 22 preschools in Amber Valley.

There are 4 special needs schools in Amber Valley.

Three facilities in Alfreton, Belper and Codnor provide adult education services.

Specific Provision initiatives There are number of modernisation schemes in place at the moment to improve the condition of schools in Amber Valley (See below)

Underlying demand trend Current projections for pupils indicates an increasing demand for infant and primary school places over the next 5 years. This underlying trend is corroborated by the figures for nursery children, which shows an undersupply of places for both 2, 3 and 4 year olds. Non-developer funding The Government’s Primary Capital Programme (Ended but projects still in progress), Priority Schools Building sources Program me, Private Funding Initiative, Colleges. Developer funding Individual negotiations when determining planning applications in terms of Section 106 contributions. arrangements in place

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Infrastructure Delivery Schedule of Education Infrastructure within Amber Valley

Infrastructure Evidence Costs Funding Phasing/ Delivery Link to Funding Source Level Notes Requirement Base Gap Timetable Partners Local Plan of (part 1) Priority Policies Section CIL Onsite/ 106 Other Croft Infant Derbyshire £450,000 None 2011-2013 Department SG1
Medium Provision of a permanent new School in Alfreton County of classroom for Croft Infant basic needs- Council IDP Education, School permanent Derbyshire extension County providing new Council classroom Leys Junior Derbyshire £575,000 None 2012-2013 Department SG1
Medium Provision of a permanent 2 School, Alfreton- County of classroom block provision of a Council IDP Education, permanent 2 Derbyshire classroom block County Council Marlpool Junior Derbyshire £100,000 None 2012-2013 Department SG4
Medium Office extension and fencing School, Heanor - County of improvements to address office extension Council IDP Education, safeguarding issue at Marlpool and fencing Derbyshire Junior School improvements County Council Alfreton Grange Derbyshire Unknown Unknown 2012-2013 Department SG1
Medium Replacement of Arts College- County of Alfreton Grange Arts College replacement new Council IDP Education, with a new building on the same building on same Derbyshire site site County Council

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Infrastructure Delivery Schedule of Education Infrastructure within Amber Valley

Infrastructure Evidence Costs Funding Phasing/ Delivery Link to Funding Source Level Notes Requirement Base Gap Timetable Partners Local Plan of (part 1) Priority Policies Section CIL Onsite/ 106 Other Requirement for a Derbyshire £6.6 The 2012-2013 Derbyshire SG3 x High The development of 1,800 new primary County million developer County IN6 dwellings north of Denby will school and Council considers Council, require a new primary school to expanded that this Developer be provided on site and the secondary school school expansion of the John to accommodate provision Flamsteed secondary school growth north of can take which lies immediately opposite Denby. place the site. through Section 106 funding Potential Derbyshire Unknown Funding Unknown Derbyshire SG1 x x High Residential development at requirement for County Gap County IN6 Outseats Farm, Alfreton may expansion to Council Council and require expansion to Copthorne Copthorne Infant Developers Infant School and Leys Junior school and the School. Leys Junior School to serve site at Outseats Farm, Alfreton

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Infrastructure Delivery Schedule of Education Infrastructure within Amber Valley

Infrastructure Evidence Costs Funding Phasing/ Delivery Link to Funding Source Level Notes Requirement Base Gap Timetable Partners Local Plan of (part 1) Priority Policies Section CIL Onsite/ 106 Other Educational Antony Unknown The Up to 2028 Developers SG4 x High Consultation between the requirements as Aspbury developer and IN6 developer and Derbyshire result of Associaties considers Derbyshire County Council Education development at that this County Department has taken place to Newlands/Taylor school Council discuss potential alternatives to Lane, Heanor provision find the additional number of can take school places that would be place required as a result of this through development. Discussions are Section ongoing prior to the submission 106 of a planning application shortly. funding Educational Derbyshire Unknown The Up to 2028 Developers SG2 x High Derbyshire County Council will requirements as a County developer and IN6 require a contribution to be result of Council considers Derbyshire provided to increase the number development at that this County of primary and secondary school Alfreton Road, school Council places in the locality. The Codnor provision County Council have confirmed can take that existing primary and place secondary schools in the locality through have some capacity and can be Section expanded, if required, to 106 accommodate the increase in funding demand for school places that this development would create. Investigations are currently taking place by the County Council to establish in detail how additional primary school provision can be provided to serve the site.

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Infrastructure Delivery Schedule of Education Infrastructure within Amber Valley

Infrastructure Evidence Costs Funding Phasing/ Delivery Link to Funding Source Level Notes Requirement Base Gap Timetable Partners Local Plan of (part 1) Priority Policies Section CIL Onsite/ 106 Other

Educational Derbyshire Unknown The Up to 2028 Developers SG7 x High Derbyshire County Council will requirements as a County developer and IN6 require a contribution to be result of Council considers Derbyshire provided to increase the number development at that this County of primary and secondary school Nottingham Road, school Council places in the locality. The Ripley provision County Council have confirmed can take that existing primary and place secondary schools in the locality through have some capacity and can be Section expanded, if required, to 106 accommodate the increase in funding demand for school places that this development would create.

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Background into Environmental Infrastructure in Amber Valley

Infrastructure Type Environmental Providers/Partners Amber Valley Borough Council, Amber Valley Housing Ltd, Town and Parish Council and Derbyshire County Council, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Natural England, The Canal and River Trust, Cromford Canal Partnership Existing capacity and recent provision The National Playing Fields Association (NPFA) standard relates open space provision to population, and recommends that there should be a minimum of 2.43 hectares of outdoor playing/recreational space per 1000 people, which equates to 286.74 hectares required in Amber Valley.

The Borough Council owns and manages 244 hectares which indicates a shortfall of 42.74 hectares. However, publicly available open spaces through others such as Amber Valley Housing Ltd, Parish and Town Councils and the County Council more than satisfies the NPFA recommendation.

As the standard takes little account of the distribution of open space, people’s access to it or non recreational roles and uses of open space, professionals in the industry have formulated best practice over the past 10 years and the Council’s Open Spaces Strategy takes account of this.

The total amount of open space in Amber Valley which includes cemeteries and allotments is 880 hectares, which divided by 120 (120,000 head of population) = 7.3 hectares per 1000 population.

There are 5 designated SSSI’s in Amber Valley- Kedleston Park, Mercaston Marsh and Mugginton Bottom, Shining Cliff Woods, Ambergate and Ridgeway Quarries and Cromford Canal. There are also 7 Local Nature Reserves at Carr Wood, Ripley; Red River, Loscoe; Belper Park, Duffield Millennium Meadows, Cromford Canal and at Oakerthorpe.

There are 45 privately owned cemeteries and 6 public cemeteries, which apart from providing a community service can also be a valued in terms of wildlife conservation and biodiversity

There are 24 allotments. Only 2 are owned by Amber Valley with the others being owned by Town and Parish Councils.

There is 244 hectares of publicly accessible green space that equates to 2.06ha per 100 of the population.

There are a total of 111 of play areas in Amber Valley, but a deficit in facilities still exists.

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One of the most important conservation and tourist attractions in the Borough is the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. This plays a strong conservation, cultural and economic role in the area.

There are over a 1,100 listed buildings in Amber Valley with 28 of these being at risk.

In terms of Waterways, the former Cromford Canal, stretching from the Erewash Canal at Langley Mill, going north and west through Ironville, the former Butterley works at Ripley, Ambergate and Whatstandwell leading towards Cromford is of considerable historic and biodiversity interest. The underground wharf and canal tunnel at the former Butterley Works is now a scheduled monument.

Specific Provision initiatives An open space strategy has been adopted by the Council to encourage open space provision.

The Lowland Derbyshire Biodiversity Action Plan (2011-2020) holds all data on biodiversity and relates to combating the ecological issues in the area. This will be accompanied by a Species Action Plan to provide more guidance on local trends and distributions and actions to aid conservation.

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Living Landscape approach in the Derwent Valley, Northern Peak Fringe and Linacre, works with organisations where the Trust have identified areas of key habitat and species action as part of their strategic development plan.

The Derwent Valley Mills Heritage Site Management Plan plays a key role in conserving “the unique and important cultural landscape of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site; to protect its outstanding universal value, to interpret and promote its assets; and to enhance its character, appearance and economic well-being in a sustainable manner.”

The Friends of Cromford Canal Partnership has plans for restoring each section of the Cromford Canal as a navigable waterway in order to maximise the sustainable economic job creation, environmental, tourism, quality of life, nature, conservation, leisure and educational benefits to the Borough and the county. Underlying demand trend Open space is not evenly distributed and therefore some areas have very little open space provision.

There is a current demand for allotments in Somercotes, Duffield and Crich.

The Borough Council’s Play Strategy has highlighted that there are key deficits in facilities based on a minimum travel distance of 600m. This is throughout the Borough with some places having no local provision.

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Non-developer funding Derbyshire County Council sources Developer funding Individual negotiations when determining planning applications in terms of Section 106 contributions arrangements in place

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Infrastructure Delivery Schedule of Environment Infrastructure within Amber Valley

Infrastructure Evidence Costs Funding Phasing Delivery Link to Funding Source Level Notes Requirement Base Gap /Timescale Partners Local of Plan Priority (part 1) Policies Section CIL Onsite/ 106 Other Improve public Derwent Unknown Unknown 2013-2018 World E3

Medium The Derwent Valley Mills World transport, Valley Mills Heritage IN1 Heritage Site Management Plan cycleways, coach World Site staff, has identified a number of drop off points Heritage Site Amber issues that need to be and disabled Management Valley addressed to promote access to the Plan 2013- Council, awareness and access to the Derwent Valley 2018 Owners, site. These include investigating Mills World Derbyshire the opportunities for developing Heritage Site County a cycle route through the World Council Heritage Site, promoting public transport to the site, providing high quality access for those with mobility needs without impacting the integrity of the site and working with Amber Valley Borough Council to identify coach drop-off points and parking in Belper. Encourage the Derwent Unknown Unknown 2013-2018 Amber E3
Medium To encourage the use of generation of Valley Mills Valley R2 renewable energy in the World hydro-electric World Council, Heritage Site by harnessing the power by owners Heritage Site Derwent power of the River Derwent, and other Management Valley Mills providing any facilities do not community Plan 2013- World detract from its Outstanding groups in the 2018 Heritage Universal Value. Derwent Valley Site, Town Mills World Council, Heritage Site Owners

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Infrastructure Delivery Schedule of Environment Infrastructure within Amber Valley

Infrastructure Evidence Costs Funding Phasing Delivery Link to Funding Source Level Notes Requirement Base Gap /Timescale Partners Local of Plan Priority (part 1) Policies Section CIL Onsite/ 106 Other Production of Derwent Unknown Unknown By 2014 First E3
High To manage the Derwent Valley Masterplan for Valley Mills Investment Mills World Heritage Site in an Belper North and World s efficient and sustainable East Mills Heritage Site manner, it has been identified Management that a masterplan for the Belper Plan 2013- Mills site should be produced to 2018 give guidance on potential development opportunities that would raise funds to be invested in the repair and restoration of the historic buildings on the site. Remediation of NLP Site £16.5 Unknown Up to 2028 Developers SG3
High Remediation work has been tar pits and other specific million IN6 assessed by Sirius Group. An land - land North information engineering/capping solution of Denby has been suggested as the most pragmatic solution for remediating the site, therefore a whole scale (full depth) remediation/treatment of the mixed acid tar waste should not be required. No financial appraisal has yet been submitted.

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Infrastructure Delivery Schedule of Environment Infrastructure within Amber Valley

Infrastructure Evidence Costs Funding Phasing Delivery Link to Funding Source Level Notes Requirement Base Gap /Timescale Partners Local of Plan Priority (part 1) Policies Section CIL Onsite/ 106 Other Land north of NLP Site Unknown- Unknown Up to 2028 Developers SG3
High A concept masterplan indicates Denby will need specific To be on and Amber IN2 12.7ha of open space and to provide open information site Valley IN6 11.6ha of structural open space Space Borough within a development boundary Development Council of 86.4 ha. and Recreational Open Space SPD Public open Antony Unknown Unknown Up to 2028 Developers SG4 x High The proposals include the space provision at Aspbury and Amber IN2 retention of existing areas of Newlands/Taylor Associates Valley IN6 open space as part of the Lane, Heanor Borough development scheme. LAP and Development Council LEAP areas will be identified and within and in the fringe of the Recreational two development areas, or Open Space adjoining the ‘green’ corridors SPD created within the areas to be used for housing. An area for formal sports facilities is identified on the Newland site and the proposals also involve improving access to the 35ha Community Wildlife Area, for informal recreation. It is proposed to formalise a management regime for this area to secure its long term maintenance.

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Infrastructure Delivery Schedule of Environment Infrastructure within Amber Valley

Infrastructure Evidence Costs Funding Phasing Delivery Link to Funding Source Level Notes Requirement Base Gap /Timescale Partners Local of Plan Priority (part 1) Policies Section CIL Onsite/ 106 Other Public open Borough Unknown Unknown Up to 2028 Developers SG7 x The proposals involve A further space provision at Council and Amber IN2 18 acres of public open space, Nottingham Road, Proposals Valley IN6 sports pitches, and play areas Ripley Borough beyond that already included in Development Council the current 'Greenwich Park' and proposals which are part of a Recreational pending planning, including a Open Space cricket pitch for Butterley United SPD and tennis courts. Public open Borough Unknown Unknown Up to 2028 Developers SG2 x This development will be space provision at Council and Amber IN2 required to provide recreational Alfreton Road, Proposals Valley IN6 open space, in accordance with Codnor Borough the adopted Development and Development Council Recreational Open Space SPD. and Recreational Open Space SPD

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Designed and Published by Amber Valley Borough Council.

Amber Valley Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3BT.