Local Plan Review Evidence Base

Derby Housing Market Area Growth Options Study

Derby City Council, Amber Valley Borough Council and South Derbyshire District Council, which together comprise the Derby Housing Market Area (HMA), are each committed to producing a new separate Local Plan and to align these processes as far as possible. 

In 2019, the Derby HMA was confirmed as the most appropriate basis for strategic planning in the Derby area and to therefore inform the next round of plan making within the HMA.

In 2020, as part of the evidence base for the next round of plan making, the HMA authorities jointly commissioned planning consultants AECOM to prepare an independent study to appraise opportunities for new strategic sustainable growth outside of the City. 

The Growth Options Study, which was completed in 2021 and which has now been formally endorsed by the Derby HMA Joint Advisory Board, identifies potential areas for urban and village expansion, co-dependent settlements and new settlements, up to 2050. 

The Study does not however identify specific strategic sites or preferred development locations, nor does it quantify the precise level of growth that each of the potential areas for strategic growth could accommodate. These will be determined through the respective plan making processes.

The Growth Options Study is available via the link below.

Evidence base documents are available below:

1. The Local Plan and Policies Map

Local Plan Part 1 Review 2022-2041 (Publication Version) ^{(pdf, 79.9mb)}

Regulation 19 Addendum: Proposed Modifications ^{(pdf, 836kb)}

Policies Map ^{(pdf, 62.8mb)}

Tracked Changes Version Local Plan Part 1 2022-2042 ^{(pdf, 93.2mb)}

2. Employment and the Economy

Derby and South Derbyshire Employment Land Review, October 2023 ^{(pdf, 22.5mb)}

3. Housing

Strategic Housing Market Assessment Full Report - January 2020 ^{(pdf, 2.4mb)}

Strategic Housing Market Assessment Executive Summary - January 2020 ^{(pdf, 631kb)}

​Derby Housing Market Area Growth Options Study – August 2021​ ^{(pdf, 3.4mb)}

Derby and South Derbyshire Local Housing Needs Assessment – December 2023 ^{(pdf, 3.1mb)}

Settlement Growth Study 2024 ^{(pdf, 487kb)}

The Derby, Derbyshire, Peak District National Park and East Staffordshire Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment, July 2023 ^{(pdf, 1.9mb)}

Housing Position Paper April 2026 ^{(pdf, 6.5mb)}

4. Design

Design Review for the Former Drakelow Power Station (STRA3) ^{(pdf, 884kb)}

Design Review Infinity Garden Village (STRA1) ^{(pdf, 1.1mb)}

Design Review Land South of Mickleover (STRA2) ^{(pdf, 992kb)}

Infinity Garden Village (STRA1) Shaping Streets ^{(pdf, 1mb)}

Land South of Mickleover (STRA2) Shaping Streets ^{(pdf, 3.1mb)}

5. Infrastructure and Transport

Infrastructure Delivery Plan ^{(pdf, 328kb)}

Derby HMA Strategic Transport Assessment January 2026 ^{(pdf, 9.1mb)}

Derby HMA Transport Modelling January 2026 ^{(pdf, 890kb)}

Appendix A: Derby HMA Strategic Transport Modelling Validation ^{(pdf, 1.6mb)}

Appendix B: Derby HMA Transport Modelling - Rest of Model Assumptions ^{(pdf, 217kb)}

Appendix C: Derby HMA Local Model Validation ^{(pdf, 3mb)}

South Derbyshire Playing Pitch Strategy ^{(pdf, 3.6mb)}

South Derbyshire District Council Built Facilities Strategy ^{(pdf, 6.9mb)}

South Derbyshire Green Spaces Strategy ^{(pdf, 7.5mb)}

Fields In Trust Standards 2024 ^{(pdf, 5.9mb)}

South Derbyshire Active Wellbeing Strategy 2026 ^{(pdf, 19.3mb)}

6. Climate Change, Environment and Flood Risk

Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 ^{(pdf, 1.8mb)}

Level 1 SFRA Maps ^{(pdf, 832mb)}

Flood Risk Sequential Test ^{(pdf, 3mb)}

7. Heritage

Heritage Impact Assessment for East Midlands Freeport Allocation Final Document ^{(pdf, 3.9mb)}

Heritage Impact Assessment for Infinity Garden Village (STRA1) ^{(pdf, 9.5mb)}

Heritage Impact Assessment for Land South of Mickleover (STRA2) ^{(pdf, 10mb)}

Heritage Impact Assessment for the former Drakelow Power Station (STRA3) ^{(pdf, 7.3mb)}

8. Sustainability Appraisal

September 2024

Derby HMA Sustainability Appraisal of Housing Options (September 2024) ^{(pdf, 1.6mb)}

Derby HMA Sustainability Appraisal of Housing Options Appendix (September 2024) ^{(pdf, 679kb)}

October 2024

Interim Sustainability Appraisal Report (October 2024) ^{(pdf, 1.6mb)}

Interim Sustainability Appraisal Appendix A - Plans, Policies and Programmes (October 2024) ^{(pdf, 1mb)}

Interim Sustainability Appriasal Appendix B - Baseline Data (October 2024) ^{(pdf, 1.9mb)}

Interim Sustainability Appraisal Appendix C - RAG Criteria (October 2024) ^{(pdf, 305kb)}

Interim Sustainability Appraisal Appendix D - Strategic Sites Option Assessment (October 2024) ^{(pdf, 553kb)}

Interim Sustainability Appraisal Appendix E - Preferred Strategic Sites Policies Assessment (October 2024) ^{(pdf, 457kb)}

Interim Sustainability Appraisal Appendix F - Preferred Policies Assessment (October 2024) ^{(pdf, 1.2mb)}

March 2025

Sustainability Appraisal - Regulation 19 (March 2025) ^{(pdf, 1.8mb)}

Sustainability Appraisal Regulation 19 – Non-Technical Summary Regulation 19 (March 2025) ^{(pdf, 866kb)}

Sustainability Appraisal Regulation 19 – Appendix A (March 2025) ^{(pdf, 1mb)}

Sustainability Appraisal Regulation 19 – Appendix B (March 2025) ^{(pdf, 1.9mb)}

Sustainability Appraisal Regulation 19 – Appendix C (March 2025) ^{(pdf, 304kb)}

Sustainability Appraisal Regulation 19 – Appendix D (March 2025) ^{(xlsm, 337kb)}

Sustainability Appraisal Regulation 19 – Appendix E (March 2025) ^{(xlsm, 533kb)}

May 2026

Sustainability Appraisal Regulation 19 Addendum (May 2026) ^{(pdf, 2mb)}

Sustainability Appraisal Regulation 19 Addendum - Non-Technical Summary (May 2026) ^{(pdf, 1.2mb)}

Sustainability Appraisal Regulation 19 Addendum – Appendix A: Plans, Policies and Programmes (May 2026) ^{(pdf, 1.4mb)}

Sustainability Appraisal Regulation 19 Addendum – Appendix B: Baseline Data (May 2026) ^{(pdf, 2.7mb)}

Sustainability Appraisal Regulation 19 Addendum – Appendix C: RAG Criteria (May 2026) ^{(pdf, 643kb)}

Sustainability Appraisal Regulation 19 Addendum – Appendix D: Strategic Site Options Assessment (May 2026) ^{(xlsm, 337kb)}

Sustainability Appraisal Regulation 19 Addendum – Appendix E: Preferred Policies Assessment (May 2026) ^{(xlsm, 530kb)}

Sustainability Appraisal Regulation 19 Addendum – Appendix F: Employment Site Options Assessment (May 2026) ^{(xlsm, 430kb)}

Sustainability Appraisal Regulation 19 Addendum – Appendix F: Spatial Options Assessment (May 2026) ^{(xlsm, 358kb)}

Sustainability Appraisal Regulation 19 Addendum – Appendix G: Employment Site Options Assessment (May 2026) ^{(xlsm, 435kb)}

9. Statement of Common Ground

Statement of Common Ground between AVBC, Derby City Council and South Derbyshire District Council December 2024 ^{(pdf, 414kb)}

Statement of Common Ground between AVBC, Derby City Council and South Derbyshire District Council February 2026 ^{(pdf, 524kb)}

10. Other

Derby HMA Boundary Study ^{(pdf, 1.1mb)}

Regulation 19 Publication Version (March 2025) - Equalities Impact Assessment ^{(docx, 265kb)}

Regulation 19 Publication Version (May 2026) - Equalities Impact Assessment ^{(pdf, 754kb)}

 

Interim Affordable Housing Statement  ^{(pdf, 535kb)}

South Derbyshire Local Plan Habitats Regulation Assessment  ^{(pdf, 1.1mb)}

 Consultation Statement ^{(pdf, 33.8mb)}

Regulation 19 Addendum Representation Table  ^{(docx, 113kb)}

Regulation 19 Representations are available to view on South Derbyshire District Councils online portal: South Derbyshire Local Plan Part 1 Review 2022-2041 (Publication Version) - South Derbyshire Consultations