AMBER VALLEY BOROUGH LOCAL PLAN – DRAFT LOCAL PLAN
CONSULTATION RESPONSE FORM
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2017 to: The Local Plan Team, Amber Valley Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place,
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Quarndon
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AMBER VALLEY BOROUGH LOCAL PLAN
DRAFT LOCAL PLAN – MARCH 2017
Chapter 3 Spatial Portrait for Amber Valley
Please give your comments quoting the relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and
state what (if any) changes you consider are necessary.
The Spatial Portrait is accurate - no changes proposed.
Chapter 4 Spatial Vision for Amber Valley
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state what (if any) changes you consider are necessary
The Spatial Vision is supported.
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Chapter 5 Strategic Objectives
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changes you consider are necessary
These Objectives are supported
Chapter 6 Spatial Strategy Policies
Policy SS1 Presumption In Favour Of Sustainable Development
Please give your comments on the content of the policy and supporting text quoting the
relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
are necessary
We support the reference to Neighbourhood Plans are recognised. The phrase “where relevant” (para
2) creates some uncertainty and it is suggested that this is replaced by “where plans exist…”.
Policy SS2 Housing Land Provision & Distribution
Please give your comments on the content of the policy and supporting text quoting the
relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
are necessary
There is a lot of detail in this section and it is not easy to follow as the setting out of the history is not
chronological, produces a lot of changing numbers, some apparent typos in numbers and hence some
confusion. Examples are: 9770 in Appendix 1a and 9700 in the text; sites with planning permission in
Appendix 1a totalling 4778 and in Appendix 1 totalling 4800.
It is critical that these facts, reasoning and conclusions are set out coherently and accurately.
The plan appears to be to over-supply needs (11704 planned v. need of 9770?) and if so this needs to be
explained and justified.
The inclusion of the proposed site for 400 houses off Kedleston Road is considered inappropriate
because (a) it is subject to Statutory Review and (b) developing this site contravenes many other policies
in the Draft Plan (noting the Draft Local Plan includes text and policies throughout that indicate that the
setting of Kedleston Hall and Park should be protected).
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Policy SS3 Settlement Hierarchy
 Please give your comments on the content of the policy and supporting text quoting
the relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you
consider are necessary
Policy SS3 identifies those villages with the greatest number of services and facilities are identified as
‘Key Villages’, whilst those with less facilities are identified as ‘Other Villages & Settlements’.
The criteria for deciding whether a settlement is a key village or not needs to be explained and justified.
Quarndon is included as a "Key Village", but has no shops, no Post Office, no medical facilities, no
retirement or care homes, very infrequent public transport, and no safe cycling/walking links to local
settlements. Duffield as a comparison is also defined as a key village and this has extensive facilities,
including medical and dentist practices, secondary school, public library, a range of shops including a
small mini-store, several public houses, cafes, frequent bus and rail services, etc.
Quarndon is inappropriate for significant housing development, as those areas of the Parish not already
built on are: Green Belt, part of Kedleston Park, or form part of the setting of Kedleston Hall & Park.
Significant development would compromise the policies relating to the foregoing. Much of the centre of
Quarndon is a conservation area. If the term key village is intended to identify those communities that
can support significant extra housing then Quarndon does not fall into the category
Quarndon should be classified as an “Other Village”.
Policy SS4 Business & Industrial Land Provision & Distribution
Please give your comments on the content of the policy and supporting text quoting the
relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comments
Policy SS5 Other Locations To Support Economic Growth
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comments.
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Policy SS6 Development In Town Centres
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comments
Policy SS7 Primary Shopping Frontages
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comments
Policy SS8 Development On The Edge Of Or Outside Town Centres
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comments
Policy SS9 Green Belt
Please give your comments on the content of the policy and supporting text quoting the
relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
It is good to see that protection of Green Belt is maintained in the Draft Plan - we support this. However,
Policy SS9(e) allows for limited infilling on villages in Green Belt with no clear definition of what limited
infilling is and where the limits of building would be. What and who defines “limited infilling” needs
explanation.
Green belt adjoining villages provides green spaces and wildlife corridors. This clause should either be
removed or caveated with further controls such as such development not having an adverse effect on
amenity, landscape, heritage assets or biodiversity. As written it is difficult to see how any proposal for
infill on green belt would be considered as being “limited” or not.
In paragraph 6.9.1 it is said that Green Belt boundaries should only be altered in exceptional
circumstances. These exceptional circumstances should be clearly identified in advance, otherwise the
risk is that any changed circumstances might be used to justify development on the Green Belt.
The wording of Policy SS9 allows a wide range of planning permissions to be granted on Green Belt land.
In particular, the term “engineering operations” seems vague. Can wording be added to make plainer
just what engineering operations might be allowed?
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Policy SS10 Amendment To The Green Belt
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comment
Policy SS11 Countryside
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
We strongly agree with this section.
Chapter 7 Growth Site Policies
Policy HGS1 Housing Growth Sites
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comment
Policy HGS2 Cotes Park, Birchwood Lane, Somercotes
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary to the site boundary
No comment
Policy HGS3 Amber Valley Rugby Club, Lower Somercotes
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary to the site boundary
No comment
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Policy HGS4 Somercotes Hill, Somercotes
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary to the site boundary
No comment
Policy HGS5 Belper Lane, Belper
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary to the site boundary
No comment
Policy HGS6 Bullsmoor, Kilbourne Road, Belper
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary to the site boundary
No comment
Policy HGS7 Newlands/Taylor Lane, Heanor
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary to the site boundary
No comment
Policy HGS8 Whysall Street, Heanor,
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary to the site boundary
No comment
Policy HGS9 Hall Road, Langley Mill
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary to the site boundary
No comment
Policy HGS10 Asher Lane Business Park (North), Ripley
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary to the site boundary
No comment
policy HGS11 Asher Lane Business Park (South), Ripley
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary to the site boundary
No comment
Policy HGS12 Butterley Hill, Ripley
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary to the site boundary
No comment
Policy HGS13 Nottingham Road/Codnor Gate, Ripley
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary to the site boundary
No comment
Policy HGS14 Radbourne Lane (North), Mackworth
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary to the site boundary
No comment
Policy HGS15 Radbourne Lane (South), Mackworth
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary to the site boundary
No comment
Policy HGS16 The Common, Crich
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary to the site boundary
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No comment
Policy HGS17 Derby Road, Duffield
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary to the site boundary
No comment
Policy HGS18 Land north of Denby
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary to the site boundary
No comment
Policy EGS1 Economic Growth Sites
Please give your comments on the content of the policy, the supporting text quoting the
relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comment
Chapter 8 Housing Policies
Policy H1 Housing Development Within Urban Areas & Key Villages
Please give your comments on the content of the policy, the supporting text quoting the
relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
Quarndon is included as a "Key Village", but has no shops, no Post Office, no medical facilities, no
retirement or care homes, very infrequent public transport, and no safe cycling/walking links to local
settlements. Quarndon is inappropriate for significant housing development, as those areas of the
Parish not already built on are Green Belt, part of Kedleston Park, or form part of the setting of
Kedleston Hall & Park. Significant development would compromise the policies relating to the foregoing.
Much of the centre of Quarndon is a conservation area. We consider Quarndon should not be classified
as a key village.
The policy states that development should be located within the limits of continuous or contiguous
development forming the existing built up area of a settlement. The majority of which in Quarndon is
either green belt or a conservation area. There is nowhere any significant development could take place
without compromising the policies relating to the foregoing.
The use of the word ”including” (just below key villages) places no limits on the type of housing
development that could be considered. It is not clear as to whether this is meant to be the case, or
whether the bulleted list provides those limits.
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Policy H2 Housing Development Within Other Villages & Settlements
Please give your comments on the content of the policy, the supporting text quoting the
relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
A more explicit definition of "built framework" is required in this policy. (It is presumed the same as the
definition set out in 8.1.3?)
The use of the word ”including” (at the end of the village list) places no limits on the type of housing
development that could be considered. It is not clear as to whether this is meant to be the case, or
whether the bulleted list provides those limits.
Policy H3 Housing Development Outside Settlements
Please give your comments on the content on the policy, the supporting text quoting the
relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comments
Policy H4 Housing Types, Mix & Choice
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
If Kedleston Road development proceeds, the housing mix should include high quality properties and
facilities suitable for elderly residents to downsize.
policy H5 Affordable Housing
Please give your comments on the content of the policy, the supporting text quoting the
relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
Policy H5 states that affordable housing development will be permitted on “rural exceptions” sites,
providing that the proposals “meet a genuine local need.” The word “local” is ambiguous and should
be defined more clearly. As an example, Quarndon is adjacent to Derby. Would this policy apply to
developments in Quarndon to meet Derby’s housing needs?
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Policy H6 Viability
Please give your comments on the content of the policy, the supporting text quoting the
relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comments
Policy H7 Self-Build & Custom Build Dwellings
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comments
Policy H8 Gypsies, Travellers & Travelling Showpeople
Please give your comments on the content of the policy, the supporting text quoting the
relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comments
Chapter 9 Economic Development Policies
Policy ED1 East Mill/North Mill, Belper
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comments
Policy ED2 West Mill, Belper
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comments
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Policy ED3 Derwent Street, Belper
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comments
Policy ED4 Development Within Existing Business & Industrial Areas
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comments
Policy ED5 Other Business & Industrial Development
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comments
Policy ED6 Rural Employment
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comments
Policy ED7 Relocation Of Non-Conforming Uses
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comments
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Policy ED8 District & Local Centres
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comments
Policy ED9 Local Shopping Facilities
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comments
Policy ED10 Loss of Retail Uses
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comments
Policy ED11 Restaurants and Cafés (A3), Drinking Establishments (A4) and Hot
Food Takeaways (A5)
Please give your comments on the content of the policy, the supporting text quoting the
relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comments
Policy ED12 Tourism
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comments
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Chapter 10 Renewable Energy Policies
Policy R1 Renewable Energy Developments
Please give your comments on the content of the policy, the supporting text quoting the
relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
We agree and support this policy
Chapter 11 Environment Policies
Policy EN1 Managing Flood Risk
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
We agree and support this policy
Policy EN2 Historic Environment
Please give your comments on the content of the policy, the supporting text quoting the
relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
We agree and support this policy
Policy EN3 Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
We agree and support this policy
Policy EN4 Listed Buildings
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
We agree and support this policy
(A query over the potential demolition of a listed property and the need to refer to Historic England
agreement?)
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Policy EN5 Conservation Areas
Please give your comments on the content of the policy, the supporting text quoting the
relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
We agree and support this policy
It is good to see that Conservation Area and landscape protection has been strengthened by explicitly
including hedgerows, boundaries, open spaces and views. However Policy EN5 states that the Council
will “support the retention of features such as walls, hedgerows, trees and important open spaces’” This
appears rather weak. Should not the policy state “ensure the retention of features such as - - - etc."
policy EN6 Archaeological Features
Please give your comments on the content of the policy, the supporting text quoting the
relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
We agree and support this policy
Policy EN7 Registered Parks & Gardens
Please give your comments on the content of the policy, the supporting text quoting the
relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
We agree and support this policy
We would like all the fields between Quarndon and Duffield and Allestree recognised as a Protected
Open Break because
 They provide a green corridor linking Allestree Park and Kedleston
 They contain BAP species and Quarndon can contribute to AVBC meeting NPPF requirements to
identify and map local ecological networks
Policy EN8 Protected Open Break
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
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We have no specific observation on the policy itself other that we recognise that it protects the
identities of the named locations by protecting open land between them. We would wish to discuss the
possibility for a similar approach to be taken with Quarndon – protecting the green areas between it and
Derby (Allestree) in particular. This will preserve the identity of Quarndon as well as preserve green
areas, landscape and biodiversity.
We would like all the fields between Quarndon and Duffield and Allestree recognised as a Protected
Open Break because
 They provide a green corridor linking Allestree Park and Kedleston
 They contain BAP species and Quarndon can contribute to AVBC meeting NPPF requirements to
identify and map local ecological networks
Policy EN9 Special Landscape Area
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
We agree and support the principle of this policy.
There is however no comment as to how proposals that are visually prominent will be considered as
acceptable or not – simply that they are accompanied by an assessment?
Policy EN10 Landscape Character and Features
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
We agree and support this policy
Policy EN11 Biodiversity
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
We agree and support this policy
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policy EN12 Pollution
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
We agree and support this policy
policy EN13 Derelict, Unstable & Contaminated Land
Please give your comments on the content of the policy, the supporting text quoting the
relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comment
Policy EN14 Hazardous Substances
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
We agree and support this policy
policy EN15 Shop Fronts
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comment
Policy EN16 Advertisements
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comment
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Policy EN17 Quality & Design Of Development
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
We agree and support this policy
This policy is key and contains many criteria of importance.
One area that it does not touch on is the amount of off road parking that is expected or that on road
parking is not acceptable in areas where the road network is unsuitable for it.
Chapter 12 Infrastructure Policies
Policy IN1 Sustainable Transport
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
We agree and support this policy
Policy IN2 Disused Transport Routes
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
We agree and support this policy
Policy IN3 Cromford Canal
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
We agree and support this policy
Policy IN4 Green Infrastructure, Parks & Open Space
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
We agree and support this policy
Quarndon currently lacks sufficient community open spaces for sport and recreation. The only public
space is the Barn Close childrens’ playground and this is not accessible by wheelchair or footpath.
We need significant improvements to our green infrastructure and will need much more if development
proceeds at Kedleston Road.
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Policy IN5 Sport & Recreational Open Space
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
We agree and support this policy
Quarndon currently lacks sufficient community open spaces for sport and recreation. The only public
space is the Barn Close childrens’ playground and this is not accessible by wheelchair or footpath.
We need significant improvements to our green infrastructure and will need much more if development
proceeds at Kedleston Road.
Policy IN6 Safeguarded Land For Educational Facilities
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comment
Policy IN7 Safeguarded Land For Cemetery Extensions
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comment
Policy IN8 Community, Leisure, Health & Cultural Facilities
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comment
Policy IN9 Leisure Facilities
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comment
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Policy IN10 Equestrian Development
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
No comment
Policy IN11 Communication Infrastructure
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
We agree and support this policy
Policy IN12 Infrastructure Delivery
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
We agree and support this policy
Policy IN13 Developer Contributions
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relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider
necessary
We agree and support this policy
Any Other Comments On The Draft Local Plan
Many of the policies as written are good but are often subjective and open to wide interpretation. They
require subjective appraisals to be made when balancing impacts and benefits of development. This
gives lack of certainty to both communities and developers. References to established published
guidelines/supporting documents would be good.
The plan appears to be weak on encouraging brownfield development bowing to an inevitability that
greenfield development will happen – do these policies incentivise brownfield development as much as
they could? Similarly, The Plan appears to accept that the many empty properties in the Borough
cannot be brought into reuse – could the Plan introduce positive incentives to bring these properties
back into use?
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DRAFT SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL REPORT
Please give your comments in relation to the following questions
Have the reasonable alternatives for growth been identified and sufficiently
appraised?
Is there any additional evidence or environmental information which you consider
should inform the site, policy or the broad options appraised?
Does the appraisal sufficiently describe the anticipated effects of the Local Plan?
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Have appropriate mitigation measures been identified or are there other measures
available to address the likely effects of the Local Plan?
Do you have any comments on the emerging proposals for monitoring the effects of
the Local Plan?
Please also give any other general comments on the report quoting the relevant
paragraph numbers as appropriate and state what (if any) changes you consider are
necessary
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DRAFT INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY PLAN
Please give your comments quoting the relevant paragraph numbers as appropriate and
state what (if any) changes you consider are necessary
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