Local Plan Part 2 Review

The District Council is to commence its 'Part 2 Local Plan Review - Issues and Options' consultation on Monday 24th November. 

South Derbyshire District Council has begun work on reviewing the adopted Local Plan Part 2, which sets out non-strategic policies and allocations against which future planning applications will be determined.

Consultation is a key part of the local plan process, and this Issues and Options (Regulation 18) consultation is the first public consultation on what the Local Plan Part 2 Review should include.

The consultation seeks views on:

• South Derbyshire's Part 2 Local Plan Review - Issues and Options
• South Derbyshire Sustainability Appraisal Local Plan Part 2 Review Scoping Report

Reference copies of the consultation document and paper copies of the questionnaire can be found at the following locations (during opening hours) from Monday 24th November 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, Mickleover and Sinfin

 

Drop in events

A series if drop in events are to be held around the District throughout December 2025 and January 2026, as listed below. The events are open to all, and you do not have to attend your nearest one. As always, we would like you to extend the invitation far and wide. Please do tell your family, friends and neighbours about this consultation and the opportunity to respond to shaping the District.

Venue	Date	Time
Frank Wickham Hall, Portland Street, Etwall, DE65 6JF	Monday 8th December 2025	4pm – 7pm
Melbourne Sporting Partnership, Cockshut Lane, Melbourne, DE73 8DG	Tuesday 9th December 2025	4pm – 7pm
Sharpes Pottery Museum, 23 West Street , Swadlincote, DE11 9DG	Friday 19th December 2025	4pm – 7pm
Hilton Village Hall, Peacroft Lane, Hilton, DE65 5GH	Friday 9th January 2026	4pm – 7pm
All Saints Heritage Centre, Shardlow Road, Aston on Trent	Wednesday 14th January 2026	4pm – 7pm
Rosliston and Cauldwell Village Hall, Main Street, Rosliston, DE12 8JW	Friday 16th January 2026	4pm – 7pm
Findern Village Hall, Castle Hill, Findern, DE65 6AL	Friday 23rd January 2026	4pm – 7pm

How to respond

Comments made in response to this consultation need to be made in writing. 

The Councils preferred method is for representations to be submitted by using South Derbyshire District Councils online portal, which will be available from Monday 24th November  2025. 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 30th January 2026

 

Private 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.

The District Council will retain your contact details to inform you of future consultations on the Local Plan. If you do not wish for your contact details to be added to the consultation database, please email local.plan@southderbyshire.gov.uk

You may also email us at this address if you want to be added to the Local Plan database to keep up to date with news and consultations related to planning policy, even if you do not make a representation. 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.