Community Consultations
Options for Housing Growth Summary
The summary of Options for Housing Growth responses
is available to view here
2 March 2012
Presenting the facts about possible future housing
locations in Amber Valley
This 10 slide presentation seeks to answer many of the questions
raised by the public about the need for housing in Amber Valley and
around the Core Strategy.
A special working group was held in February 2012 to give
residents the opportunity to raise any concerns or ask questions
about the two strategic sites which have been identified for
possible locations for future housing in Swanwick. However,
this presentation is relevant to any of the
strategic locations identified throughout Amber Valley.
Download the presentation in Microsoft Powerpoint
A Significant Opportunity For Development On A Strategic Scale
At Denby
We are
now seeking your views on the potential for development in the
form of a 'new settlement' at Denby to assist in meeting the
housing needs of the Borough.
Options For Housing Growth
The Local Plan (otherwise known as the Core Strategy) is
required to show where large housing and other development will
take place to meet the needs of our growing population up to
2028.
Under a proposed new law on 'localism' currently going through
Parliament, rigid government targets stipulating the amount of new
homes to be built in local areas would be removed. For the Derby
Housing Market Area , these targets are set out in
the East Midlands Regional Plan.
Instead local people are being encouraged to become more
involved in talking to their council about how the places where
they live should change and grow.
The Coalition Government has made it clear, however, that its
policy is one of development and growth as well as preserving
important green spaces. The Government is also proposing that
communities accepting growth should benefit from new investment in
local infrastructure and services.
Whilst the East Midlands Regional Plan therefore sets the scene
for our Local Plan , we also need to be mindful that the emerging
Localism Bill may require the Council to re-consider how much
housing will be needed up to 2028 and the general locations where
it should and (shouldn't) be located. Options for Housing Growth Document
This document seeks your views on the amount of new housing
needed over the next 15 years or so, and the places in which it
should be built. There is also the opportunity here to submit your comments.
Response Form
Summary Leaflet
A summary document has been produced outlining the options for
housing growth across the borough.
This plan suggests broad spatial housing growth options, the
pros and cons for each are option can be viewed here.
Events
The consultation events have now finished, comments can still
submitted using the response form above or by emailing communityplanning@ambervalley.gov.uk
Continued Community Consultation
We are proposing a period of on-going engagement with
communities prior to drawing up a draft plan for formal
consultation. This period of engagement will run through most of
this year. We then hope to produce a draft plan for consultation in
early 2012 prior to submission to the Planning Inspectorate for
Examination. This timetable may need to be reviewed as the year
progresses.
Results of the Have Your Say Consultation
From 1st February 2011 we ran a series of events to
explain the changes that will be happening and help us establish
the current and future issues in the area. We were asking
people to tell us what they think and if we identified the right
issues for local communities following our initial consultation in
2008. To view the responses to the Have Your Say events please
click here.
Core Strategy Issues & Options Document
From
January to May 2010, consultation took place on a Core Strategy
Issues & Options document. However, this document was based
primarily on what is contained in the East Midlands Regional Plan,
which is very likely to be revoked when the Localism Bill becomes
law. For the Local Plan to be sound, it is therefore essential that
when it is subject to a Public Examination, it is based on up to
date evidence not connected with the Regional Plan. To view the
responses to the Issues and Options consultation go to the
following links.
LDF Issues and Options Booklet
Summary of Issues and Options comments
Core Strategy Issues and Ideas Document
This document was the fisrt stage in the
preparation of the Core Strategy. This initial consultation focused
on peoples thoughts and ideas on certain issues within the Borough.
To view the responses to the Issues and Ideas events please click here.