Neighbourhood Plan

Belper Neighbourhood Plan

The referendum was successfully held on May 6th 2021 and passed with the support of 88% of those who voted . This means that Amber Valley Borough Council will now be using the Neighbourhood Plan for Belper to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area.

Documents

All relevant documents are listed below

Neighbourhood Plan Final Decision Statement (PDF, 89 Kb)
Neighbourhood Plan Decision Statement (PDF, 321 Kb)
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)

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-