Main Modifications Consultation

Consultation on Main Modifications to the Amber Valley Borough Local Plan 2022-2040

The post-hearings consultation on the Proposed Main Modifications to the Amber Valley Borough Local Plan 2022-2040 commenced on Thursday 24 July 2025 and closed on Tuesday 14 October 2025.

Consultation Responses

Representations were received from 39 representors in response to the consultation.

All representations have been sent to the Inspectors examining the Local Plan and can be viewed in full below in addition to the Council’s summary and response to each representation.

• AV23 – Representations Received in Response to the Main Modifications Consultation and Relevant Council Summary and Response
• MMCR01 – Denby Footpaths Group
• MMCR02 – Protect Belper Group
• MMCR03 – Logan, L
• MMCR04 – Clark, D
• MMCR05 – South Wingfield Parish Council
• MMCR06 – Garner Holdings
• MMCR07 – Jackson, H
• MMCR08 – Gibbons, P
• MMCR09 – Foresty Commission
• MMCR10 – Balls and Sons Ltd
• MMCR11 – Derbyshire County Council
• MMCR12 – Seabridge Developments Ltd
• MMCR13 – Save Duffield Green Belt (SDGB)
• MMCR14 – Richborough
• MMCR15 – Wheeldon Brothers Limited
• MMCR16 – South Derbyshire District Council
• MMCR17 – Amber Valley Borough Council – Pollution Control
• MMCR18 – Peveril Homes
• MMCR19 – Shaw, N
• MMCR20 – National Highways
• MMCR21 – Midlands Land Portfolio Ltd
• MMCR22 – Executors of the Mary Clark-Maxwell Estate and Mr & Mrs Hibbert
• MMCR23 – Keepmoat Homes
• MMCR24 – Home Builders Federation
• MMCR25 – Historic England
• MMCR26 – Hallam Land
• MMCR27 – Forbo Flooring UK Ltd
• MMCR28 – Derby City Council
• MMCR29 – Coach Road Developments
• MMCR30 – Ashfield District Council
• MMCR31 – CPRE Derbyshire
• MMCR32 – Sport England
• MMCR33 – Canal & River Trust
• MMCR34 – McCarthy Stone and Churchill Living
• MMCR35 – The Woodland Trust
• MMCR36 – Ilchester Estates
• MMCR37 – Kirk Langley Parish Council
• MMCR38 – Natural England
• MMCR39 – EPC-UK Ltd

Consultation Documents

The Main Modifications consultation invited representations on the following documents:

• Schedule of Proposed Main Modifications
• Schedule of Proposed Modifications to the Submitted Local Plan Policies Maps
• Main Modifications Sustainability Appraisal (including Habitats Regulations Assessment) :-
  • Sustainability Appraisal Explanatory Note – September 2025
  • Main Modifications Sustainability Appraisal Report
  • Non-Technical Summary
  • Appendix A: Baseline Data
  • Appendix B: Review of Policies, Plans and Programmes
  • Appendix C: Spatial Options Assessment
  • Appendix D: Assessment of Local Plan Policies
  • Appendix E: Proposed Housing Growth Site Assessments
  • Appendix F: Proposed Economic Growth Site Assessments
  • Appendix G: Potential Cumulative Effects with Plans

In addition to the consultation documents above, to assist in understanding where the Main Modifications and Additional Modifications were proposed, the Council also prepared a tracked changes version of the Submission Local Plan and a revised version of the Policies Maps. These documents are available to view below, however please note these documents were produced for information purposes only and did not form part of the consultation.

• Submission Local Plan with Proposed Modifications
• Schedule of Proposed Additional Modifications
• Revised Local Plan Policies Maps

The Submission Local Plan, associated evidence and the latest news relating to the Local Plan Examination can be viewed on the Council’s Local Plan Examination webpage

Contact the team directly on 01773 841584 or email LDF@ambervalley.gov.uk