Amber Valley Borough Council is committed to making a difference for Amber Valley. This includes a commitment to listen to, consult with, act on feedback and involve our communities in our services and decisions.

You can give us your views by:

• Letting us know what you think about council services
• Responding to Consultation exercises
• Joining the Council's Consultation Panel - apply online
• Coming along to Cabinet in the Community meetings
• Speaking at the public speaking slots at council meetings
• Contacting your local councillor
• Asking a Borough Councillor to refer an issue to the Scrutiny Committee for consideration
• Setting up a petition
• Attending public meetings

You can pay for any of the following via our Payment Portal:

Amber Valley Borough Council is committed to transparency and open access to information. On this page we have pulled together information from across our website to keep you informed about council spending and decisions. 

• Expenditure over £500
• Annual Governance and Audit Report.
• Committee meetings and documents.
• Freedom of Information (FOI).
• Annual Statement of Accounts
• Members' Allowances
• Pay Policy

The district  of Amber Valley was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the urban districts of Alfreton, Belper, Heanor, and Ripley Rural District and Belper Rural District. Amber Valley was granted borough status in 1988, click for borough map.

Located in the heart of Derbyshire the Borough shares common borders with the local authority areas of Erewash, Broxtowe, Ashfield, Derbyshire Dales, North East Derbyshire, South Derbyshire, Bolsover and Derby City.

The Borough covers an area of over 265 square kilometres making Amber Valley the third largest district Council in the East Midlands and the largest district authority population in Derbyshire with approximately 121,000 people living in 54,349 properties in the Borough.

Amber Valley is a mixture of rural communities in the western parishes, to more urban communities in the east. The eastern area includes the market towns of Alfreton, Heanor and Ripley with villages and parishes from Somercotes and Swanwick to Waingroves and Codnor. The historic mill town of Belper sits in the centre of the Borough and within the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, which runs from Cromford to Derby.

The western part of the Borough is formed by rural parish and village communities including Duffield, Holloway, Lea and Quarndon. Amber Valley's population comprises 49.1% males and 50.9% females (2008) 18.1% of Amber Valley's population is aged 0-15, 60.7% is aged 16 - retirement age and 21.2% is of retirement age (2008). The total BME (Black Minority Ethnic) population in Amber Valley is 0.86% (Census 2001).