Pre Submission Local Plan Part 1 Review

The current Local Plan part 1 was adopted in 2016. Since this was some time ago, we have revised the plan to consider changes in housing and employment requirements and improve the plan’s protections for the natural environment.

The draft Local Plan Part 1 Review consultation took place in Autumn 2024 and the information and documents are here.

We are now consulting on a revised draft of the Local Plan Part 1 for South Derbyshire which sets out a strategy updating how much, where and what type of larger development will take place across the area up to 2041. It will provide planning policies and site allocations to guide change and enhance new development proposals.

We are asking your views on…

The Council’s Pre Submission Local Plan Part 1. This is an update to the currently adopted Part 1 Local Plan.

Comments at this stage should only be made on legal compliance and soundness of the Plan, that is: has the plan been prepared in accordance with all legal and procedural requirements; and does the plan meet the prescribed tests of soundness set out in the National Planning Policy Framework.

Documents on the Local Plan Review Evidence Base page here are available for reference in your feedback.

Drop-in events

A series of drop-in events are to be held around the District throughout the consultation period are listed below. The events are open to all, and you do not have to attend your nearest one. You may also attend more than one if you wish. As always, we would like to extend the invitation far and wide. Please do tell your family, friends and neighbours about this consultation and the opportunity to shape the district’s future growth.

Venue	Date	Time
Hilton Village Hall, Peacroft Lane, Hilton, DE65 5GH	19th March	4pm - 8pm
Rosliston and Cauldwell Village Hall, 1 Rosliston Rd, Rosliston, Swadlincote DE12 8JW	21st March	4pm - 8pm
The Diocesan Centre, Mornington Crescent, Mackworth, Derby, DE22 4BD	25th March	4pm - 8pm
Stenson Fields Primary Community School, Goathland Rd, Derby DE24 3BW	26th March	4pm - 8pm
Derby Mickleover Hotel, Etwall Rd, Mickleover, Derby DE3 0XX	31st March	4pm - 8pm

Reference copies of the consultation document and paper copies of the questionnaire can be found at the following locations (during opening hours) from 10th March 2025:

• South Derbyshire District Council, Civic Offices, Civic Way, Swadlincote DE11 0AH.
• All South Derbyshire libraries and the following libraries outside of the District: Burton on Trent, Chellaston, Mackworth, Mickleover and Sinfin.

How to respond

Only written comments will be accepted. If you have difficulty making written comments, please contact the council in person to discuss alternative arrangements before the deadline.  

The Councils preferred method is for representations to be submitted by using South Derbyshire District Councils online portal, the link to which is below.

If you have received notification of the consultation via email, your email address can be used to login in and submit a response online. If you have not used the consultation software previously, you will need to create a password. You can do so by clicking on “I forgot my password’.

Alternatively, you can submit your completed questionnaires by email to local.plan@southderbyshire.gov.uk : or

Post to: South Derbyshire District Council, Civic Offices, Civic Way, Swadlincote, DE11 0AH.

If you have any questions, please email the planning policy team on: local.plan@southderbyshire.gov.uk.

Please submit your comments by 5pm on 25th April 2025.

What happens next

All comments will be made available to view on the Councils website shortly after the consultation has finished.

The comments, along with technical evidence the Council is collecting, will be submitted to the Secretary of State and considered as part of a public examination by an independent Planning Inspector.

Privacy notice and future notification

By submitting information to this consultation you agree that representations will be made publicly available following the close of the consultation, however personal details (personal address, signature and contact details) will NOT be made publicly available but will be kept in a secure database and used to notify you of future Local Plan consultations.

All those who make a representation will be added to the Local Plan database. If you do not want to make a representation but want to be added to the database please email local.plan@southderbyshire.gov.uk.  We will use this database to keep you up to date with news and consultations related to planning policy. We may also use the information contained on the planning policy database as part of other planning functions. If we do not hear from you for some time, your details may be removed from the database.

You can also ask to be removed from the database at any time by emailing us.