Welcome to Amber Valley Planning Section
Amber Valley Borough Council is responsible for the determination of the majority of planning applications in the Borough.
Derbyshire County Council is responsible for applications concerning Waste, Minerals proposals and County run schools.
Please use the icons below for further information regarding Planning.
The Government has recently announced changes to its national policy on planning for housing. The changes, set out in a new version of Planning Policy Statement 3 (PPS3), are as follows:-
- The deletion of the national indicative minimum density of 30 dwellings per hectare
- The exclusion of private residential gardens from the definition of 'previous developed' or brownfield land
These changes have implications for how the Borough Council will need to consider planning applications for housing development.
For further information on these implications, please click on the document below.
PPS3amendmentsbriefingnote.pdf
Tel: 01773 841571 - For all planning enquiries. This line is available from 09:00 to 16:30 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and 10:00 to 16:30 Wednesday excluding bank holidays and certain other discretionary holidays.
Fax: 01773 841523 - Faxes received outside of normal working hours will be dealt with the following working day
Email: For general Planning enquires please email development@ambervalley.gov.uk For Enforcement enquires please email enforcement@ambervalley.gov.uk Please note emails received outside of normal working hours will be dealt with the following working day.
Postal Address - Development Management, PO BOX 18, Town Hall, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3SZ.
Town Centre Offices - In Ripley, Alfreton, Heanor
