Neighbourhood Plan

Belper Neighbourhood Plan Referendum

The Referendum for the Belper Neighbourhood Plan is scheduled to take place on the 6 May 2021.

The question asked in the Referendum will be:

'Do you want Amber Valley Borough Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Belper to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?'

The Referendum Area is identical to the area that has been designated as the Belper Neighbourhood Plan Area which covers the parish of Belper.

You are entitled to vote in the Referendum if on 6 May 2021:

You are registered to vote in local elections
The address at which you are registered to vote in a local election, as shown in the register of electors, is in the Referendum Area (assuming that you are entitled to be registered at the address) and
You are 18 years of age or over on the day of the poll.

The Referendum will be conducted in accordance with the procedures which are similar to those used at local government elections. View further information for voters.

Documents

A number of 'specified documents' which include the Neighbourhood Plan along with other documents outlining the Referendum process are listed below.

Belper Neighbourhood Plan (PDF, 7.2 Mb)
Addendum 1 - WHS Survey (PDF, 222 Kb)
Addendum 2 - Mills Survey (PDF, 153 Kb)
Addendum 3 - Business Quenstionnaire 6 July 2018 (PDF, 487 Kb)
Addendum 4 - Employment Leaflets (PDF, 169 Kb)
Addendum 5 - Traffic Surveys Parking (PDF, 1.3 Mb)
Addendum 6 - Public Transport (PDF, 1 Mb)
Addendum 7 - Cycling (PDF, 484 Kb)
Addendum 8 - Road Improvements (PDF, 783 Kb)
Addendum 9 - Broadband in the Parish of Belper (PDF, 376 Kb)
Addendum 10 - Sustainable Energy (PDF, 143 Kb)
Addendum 11 - Consultation and Publicity (PDF, 123 Kb)
Report of the Independent Examiner (PDF, 487 Kb)
Appendix B (PDF, 6.5 Mb)
Appendix C (PDF, 334 Kb)
Appendix D (PDF, 25.6 Mb)
Summary of representations submitted to the Independent Examiner (PDF, 263 Kb)
An information statement that sets out the general information about Town and Country Planning including Neighbourhood Planning and a Referendum (PDF, 268 Kb)
A statement confirming the Local Planning Authority are satisfied the plan meets the 'basic conditions' and complied with the provision made by or under Section 38A and 38B of the 2004 Act (PDF, 212 Kb)

If an elector requires further information on the Referendum, please contact the elections helpline on 01773 841632/841458 or email elections@ambervalley.gov.uk.

Belper Neighbourhood Plan Background

The Localism Act 2011 was passed to encourage decisions to be made by local people instead of everything being decided by remote Borough or District Councils. The Act introduced Community Rights and Neighbourhood Planning.

In April 2014, Belper Town Council decided Belper should have its own Neighbourhood Plan covering the whole of the Civil Parish of Belper. This includes Belper, Belper Lane End, Milford, Makeney, Broadholme, Blackbrook, Farnah Green etc.

The Plan has received funding from Locality, the Town Council and the Big Lottery Fund.

Membership of the Working Group

The Working Group is made up of 4 Belper Town Councillors and 9 members of the public. Members of the Working Group have been allocated the following roles-