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Belper Neighbourhood Plan Public Consultation Now Open

21st March 2019 Edward Sills 0 Comments Belper Neighbourhood Plan, Draft, Future, meeting, Neighbourhood Plan, NP4B, Planning, public, public consultation, Town Council

The Belper Neighbourhood Plan (2019-2035) is now open to public consultation and will be available at Belper Library and the

Belper’s Victory: Bullsmoor

12th October 201812th October 2018 David George 1 Comment Bullsmoor, Planning

It is more than two years since Peveril Homes Ltd and Vaillant Group Ltd submitted a planning application for 150

Final Plans For Crich Housing To Be Decided

9th August 201814th November 2019 Admin 3 Comments AVBC, Council, Crich, Hilts Quarry, homes, Planning, radioactive, Roes Lane, Waste

Final plans for 58 homes near a former Rolls-Royce radioactive waste dump in a Derbyshire village are set to be

ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS

Date Change For Crich Parish Neighbourhood Plan Referendum

31st July 201831st July 2018 Edward Sills 0 Comments Amber Valley Borough Council, Changed, Crich, Date, Election, Local, Neighbourhood Plan, Planning, Referendum, Vote

The Neighbourhood Planning Referendum for the Crich Parish Neighbourhood Plan has been re-arranged for the 6 September 2018. The original

CREATIVE BELPER ENVIRONMENT

An Ode To Bullsmoor: The Bullsmoor Song Project

21st July 2018 Claire Meese 1 Comment album, Bullsmoor, Bullsmoor Song Project, heritage, Music, Planning, Protect Belper, stories, The Bullsmoor Song Project

On midsummer evening I took a walk over Bullsmoor and it struck me again, as I looked down on the

King’s Head Set To Open As Application Approved

20th July 201820th July 2018 Edward Sills 0 Comments Amber Valley Borough Council, Duffield, Eddie Bisknell, King's Head, Local Democracy Reporter, Planning, Pub, Ryan North

A Duffield pub will be reopened next month after gaining council approval – and a homegrown landlord will take the

Objections To Duffield Pub Plans

13th July 201815th October 2018 Eddie Bisknell (LDRS) 3 Comments Amber Valley Borough Council, Duffield, King's Head, Planning, Pub

Plans to reopen a Duffield pub and sell alcohol until at least 1am every day of the week have met

Draft Neighbourhood Plan Available For Belper Residents

5th July 201831st July 2018 Edward Sills 0 Comments Belper Town Council, Neighbourhood Plan, NP4B, Photographic Competition, Planning, Town Council

The draft Neighbourhood Plan and the supporting reports are now complete and are available on the new Belper Town Council

School Extension At St John’s Primary Set For Approval

2nd July 20182nd July 2018 Claire Meese 1 Comment Derbyshire County Council, Eddie Bisknell, Extension, Local Democracy Reporter, Planning, plans, Primary, Schools, St John’s Primary

A four-classroom school extension at a Belper primary is set to get the go ahead and will create space for

ENVIRONMENT OPINION

Opinion: “Don’t Let Bullsmoor Disappear”

13th April 201813th April 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper, Blog, Bullsmoor, Development, Local History, Planning, Protect Belper, Sarah Hinds

In the last few days Bullsmoor has disappeared into the fog. The same days that the public enquiry has been

FEATURED NEWS POLITICS

Deputy Labour Leader Pledges To Protect Derwent Valley Mills

28th March 20182nd April 2018 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Labour Party, Mills, Planning, Tom Watson

On Saturday 24th March Tom Watson, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party visited a number of towns in Amber Valley

ENVIRONMENT NEWS

Council Flip-Flop On Belper Lane Planning Application

13th March 201819th June 2019 Edward Sills 3 Comments Amber Valley Borough Council, Belper, Belper Lane, Development, Planning, refer, UNESCO, Wheeldon Brothers, WHS

A dramatic last-minute repeal was granted to the Belper Lane development as Amber Valley Borough Council referred the controversial application

ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS

Public Inquiry Set To Examine Bullsmoor Plan

24th January 201824th January 2018 Edward Sills 0 Comments Amber Valley Borough Council, Development, Government, heritage, inquiry, Planning, public, Sajid Javid, UNESCO

The Secretary of State For Housing, Communities and Local Government Sajid Javid has announced that he is to call in

Opinion: “Now More So Than Ever Before We Need To Say Enough Is Enough”

19th December 201719th December 2017 Claire Meese 7 Comments Amber Valley Borough Council, Belper Lane, Belper North Ward, Cllr Joe Booth, Development, Planning, UNESCO’s World Heritage, World Heritage Site Buffer Zone

I feel privileged to write on two subjects very close to my heart. Firstly my home Town of Belper and

ENVIRONMENT NEWS

Protestors In Belper March To Save World Heritage Status

2nd December 20173rd December 2017 Edward Sills 1 Comment Amber Valley Borough Council, Application, AVBC, Development, Housing, Planning, Protest, World Heritage Status

Over a hundred protestors marched through Belper town centre to campaign against the approval of developments which could potentially threaten

ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS

Chance To Comment On Updated Local Plan

3rd November 20173rd November 2017 Tony Webster 0 Comments Amber Valley Borough Council, Consultation, Local Plan, Planning

Belper residents now have their opportunity to comment on the details of the updated Local Plan for Amber Valley. The

Opinion: “A Cloud Over Our Green Fields”

27th October 2017 Claire Meese 6 Comments Bullsmoor, Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, Development, greenfield, MP Pauline Latham, Pauline Latham, Planning, Protect Belper

Today I would like to make clear my total support for Protect Belper’s campaign to protect our green fields and

Residents Fight To Save The DVMWHS!

13th September 201713th September 2017 Claire Meese 4 Comments AVBC, Buffer Zone, Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, DVMWHS, Planning, Residents, World Heritage Buffer Zone

Amber Valley Borough Council released a report on Friday 8th September recommending approval for 118 houses to be built on

Opinion: Belper Lane Development Shows ‘dysfunctional Borough Council’ Risk World Heritage Site

8th September 2017 Cllr Ben Bellamy 2 Comments Amber Valley Borough Council, Belper Lane, Belper North, Cllr Ben Bellamy, Planning, WHS, world heritage site

Belper is on the edge – we have a dysfunctional Borough Council that has put our World heritage Status in

ENVIRONMENT NEWS

Deadline To Object To Fracking In Derbyshire Approaches

20th July 2017 Edward Sills 2 Comments Application, Derbyshire, Environment, fracking, Planning

August 10 will be the deadline for all objections to the first Derbyshire exploratory well for fracking. The contentious environmental issue,

Belper Residents Wanted For Next Phase of Neighbourhood Plan

18th June 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper, Belper Neighbourhood Plan, Belper Town Council, BTC, NP4B, Planning

A new Neighbourhood Plan For Belper ‘Working Group’ is to meet on the 20th of June at 7.30 pm, St

Plans Approved For Former Thorntons Factory Site

12th April 201712th April 2017 Claire Meese 1 Comment Derwent Street, factory, Planning, Planning application, Thorntons

Planning has been approved for a new care home, café and library to be built on the former Thorntons factory

Donations Sought For WW1 ‘Sacrifice’ Memorial

7th April 20177th April 2017 Claire Meese 1 Comment Belper In Wartime, Fourteen, memorial, Planning, Sacrifice, WW1

With planning for the Sacrifice memorial now approved by the Amber Valley Borough Council, Belper In Wartime are now urgently

Guest Column: Cllr Ben Bellamy

2nd February 2017 Cllr Ben Bellamy 4 Comments Car Parking, Derwent Street, Labour, Parking, Planning, Thorntons site

It makes a real change to see a major planning application in Belper that does not fill me with dread.

ENVIRONMENT FEATURED

Guest Column: Winter Gardening Advice

29th January 2017 Kathy Fairweather 0 Comments 2017, Gardening, Open Gardens, Planning, Tips, Winter

It’s the end of January, 5 weeks past Christmas and the shortest day. Looking out of my window at the

ENVIRONMENT NEWS

Residents Fight To Save World Heritage Status

21st October 201621st October 2016 Claire Meese 2 Comments amber valley, Belper, Have Your Say, Planning, Planning application, World Heritage Buffer Zone

Between 150 and 200 concerned residents attended a public meeting on Wednesday (19th October 2016) at Strutts Community Centre to

ENVIRONMENT NEWS

Residents Unhappy At Bullsmoor Consultation Level

1st August 2016 Claire Meese 3 Comments Amber Valley Borough Council, Bullsmoor, Housing, open public meeting, Planning, Planning application, Protect Belper, public meeting

Following the submission of a Planning Application to extend the Valliant factory and car parking and to build 150 homes

ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS

Bullsmoor Building Plan Back On the Agenda

27th July 20163rd June 2019 Admin 6 Comments Application, building, Bullsmoor, Houses, Peveril, Planning, Vaillant

Belper boiler company, Vaillant, along with housebuilders, Peveril Homes have submitted plans for 150 homes, 6,000 sq ft of industrial

FEATURED HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS

Bullsmoor Back on Agenda After Public Suggests Building Sites

5th July 201611th July 2016 Clare Washbrook 4 Comments AVBC, building, Local Plan, Planning

As part of preparing the new Local Plan (a legal requirement and a replacement for a failed plan) Amber Valley

ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS

Bessalone Plans Withdrawn

2nd July 20163rd June 2019 Admin 0 Comments Bessalone, Bessalone Hill, Housing, Planning, Planning application

The Planning Application submitted by JC Balls to build 201 houses on Green Belt land at Bessalone Hill, off Crich

ENVIRONMENT FEATURED LIFESTYLE NEWS

Proposal to Build on Green Belt Land Unites Labour and Conservatives.

8th June 201610th June 2016 Clare Washbrook 1 Comment Council, Housing, Planning

A planning application has been submitted to Amber Valley Borough Council to build 201 houses on Green Belt land between

BELPER GOES GREEN ENVIRONMENT

Interest Growing In Neighbourhood Plan

6th June 20163rd June 2019 Admin 0 Comments Belper Neighbourhood Plan, Kathryn Harris, Neighbourhood Plan, NP4B, Planning

There was lots of interest in the Neighbourhood Plan from the public attending the very successful “Belper Goes Green” festival

Wetherspoons Saga Drags On

19th March 20163rd June 2019 Admin 0 Comments New, Planning, Pub, Wetherspoons

The determination of the Wetherspoons Planning Application for 8 Strutt Street has been put back to April 22nd. Consideration of

HERITAGE & HISTORY LIFESTYLE

Maintaining the Value of the World Heritage Site

15th March 201615th March 2016 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Nplan4B, Planning, world heritage site

Last week Nplan4B hosted a talk, by Barry Joyce MBE and Adrian Farmer from the Derwent Valley Mills Partnership, to

Full Steam Ahead for Local Plan

3rd February 20163rd June 2019 Admin 0 Comments Cllr Kevin Buttery, Local Plan, Planning, Valley Borough Council

Despite having to withdraw its Core Strategy in December 2015, Amber Valley Borough Council has stated it remains fully committed

Belper Wetherspoons back on track?

22nd January 20163rd June 2019 Admin 5 Comments Cheapside, Planning, Pub, Wetherspoons

The long talked about plans for Wetherspoons to open a pub in Belper may be back on track. It was

Neighbourhood Plan For Belper Moves Forward

12th January 201612th January 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Belper Neighbourhood Plan, Planning, volunteering

Chairman of the Neighbourhood plan Steering Group, Roger Shelley reports “We’re now entering on an exciting period of activity for

Neighbourhood Plan for Belper

15th November 20153rd June 2019 Admin 0 Comments Belper Neighbourhood Plan, Planning

The new Neighbourhood Plan for Belper website has gone live: containing more information about the direction of the NP4B. There