Neighbourhood planning

Etwall Neighbourhood Development Plan

We are currently receiving a high number of planning applications which is resulting in delays to our usual response times. We are determining applications and responding to enquiries in the order they are received. We will respond as soon as possible.

Neighbourhood Planning

Etwall Neighbourhood Development Plan

In accordance with Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, South Derbyshire District Council is required to publicise the Etwall Neighbourhood Development Plan and invite comments. All comments received will be considered by an Independent Examiner who will decide whether changes need to be made to the plan. The consultation will run from Friday 8th March until 5pm on Friday 19th June 2026.

The Etwall Neighbourhood Development Plan proposes a variety of policies including on housing, heritage assets, green spaces, footpaths and cycle routes.

The Neighbourhood Development Plan and accompanying documents are available to view below:

Etwall Neighbourhood Plan (pdf, 7.4mb)and Appendices (pdf, 5.5mb)

Basic Condition Statement (pdf, 2.5mb)

Consultation Statement (pdf, 1.9mb)

Strategic Environmental Assessment and Habitat Screening Dertermination (pdf, 898kb)

If you wish to see a hard copy of the documents these are available to view at:

  • The Council Offices, Civic Way, Swadlincote, DE11 0AH (during normal office hours).
  • Etwall Library, Egginton Road, Etwall, Derbyhsire, DE65 6NB (during opening hours)

 

How to respond

Comments must be made in writing, this can be done online using the link below;

https://southderbyshire.inconsult.uk/EtwallNPlan

Alternatively completed Response Forms (docx, 327kb) should be sent to:

Email: local.plan@southderbyshire.gov.uk

Post: Planning Policy, South Derbyshire District Council, Civic Offices, Civic Way, Swadlincote, DE11 0AH

If you have any questions, please contact the Planning Policy Team on local.plan@southderbyshire.gov.uk

Please submit your comments by 5pm on 19th June 2026.

For further information regarding the Etwall Neighbourhood Development Plan, visit Etwall Parish Council’s website.

 

What happens next and Privacy Notice
Your comments will be forwarded in full to the Inspector.  

Comments 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 the Plan’s progress as requested.

Who has access to your information?

South Derbyshire District Council Planning Services. Personal information will be shared with the independent Examiner. It will not be shared with any other department or agency, will not be sold and will not be used for any other purpose.

For further information, please visit our Privacy section of our website at www.southderbyshire.gov.uk/privacy where you can see a full copy of our privacy notice. Alternatively, you can request a hard copy by emailing local.plan@southderbyshire.gov.uk

 

Neighbourhood Area Designation
 

Notice is given that South Derbyshire District Council has received from Etwall Parish Council an application under Regulation 5 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 for the Council to designate the area comprising the Parish of Etwall as a neighbourhood area within the meaning of Section 61G of the 1990 Town and Country Planning Act.

The designation of the parish of Etwall as a Neighbourhood Area was agreed by South Derbyshire District Council on 26 January 2023.

The documents relating to the designation are below: