Social Value Ideas for North East Derbyshire District Council

Refusal of Green Belt extension

Members refused planning permission for a domestic extension at Yewtree Cottage because officers judged the cumulative enlargement of the dwelling to be disproportionate and therefore inappropriate de…

“As set out with further detail in the officer report, officers are of the opinion that the proposed extension, when considered cumulatively with previ…”

Planning officer retirement

Members marked the retirement of a long-serving planning officer, Adrian, who said he had worked for North East Derbyshire for 26 years across two periods and thanked members and colleagues for their …

“It's a bittersweet moment for me. Adrian is retiring. He's served two terms for the NEDDC, one of four or five years, and the latest term for twenty o…”

Section 106 fee update

Cabinet approved an update to the historic schedule of fees for monitoring section 106 money and associated administration work. The proposal replaces the outdated 2007 approach with a fee of 1% of al…

“This report sets out to update the old historic schedule of fees we've got, and it's a schedule of fees for monitoring section one zero six money, whi…”

Local plan evidence programme

Officers set out the timetable for the emerging local plan, including further evidence gathering, parish engagement, a September draft consultation and a target to submit the draft plan by the end of …

“So the purpose of the presentation is effectively to bring members up to speed with where we are in progress in the emerging local plan. Amy, if you d…”

Planning committee noted appeal report

The committee was asked to note the monthly appeals report, and members agreed to do so. The report highlighted recent appeal outcomes and was presented as an information item rather than requiring a …

“Just a couple of appeals that are reported this month, and you'll already have seen the decision notices. The the first appeal, interestingly, in view…”

Withdrawn Appeal A (Brynwood Lodge)

The occupant of Brynwood Lodge has vacated; as a result, Appeal A is withdrawn, shortening proceedings and removing the need for witness evidence on that point.

“the occupant of Brynwood Lodge… will be vacating the property imminently so having reflected on the matter as a result of that and the appellant has r…”

Flood risk consultant review

A motion on flooding was amended to call for an urgent scrutiny review of flood risk assessment practice and to consider whether additional capacity or expertise is needed, possibly through appointing…

“Accordingly, council resolves to undertake an urgent scrutiny review to consider the following. One, request that for major planning applications wher…”

Housing land supply under pressure

Officers reported that the council cannot demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, with a calculated position of 4.47 years, and warned that from November 2026 the housing requirement basis will c…

“Thank you, Chair. So this report basically sets out the position that the as of July, so as of this month, the council is not able to demonstrate a fi…”

Local plan progress and risk

The council reiterated that a new local plan is essential to control speculative development and that it is working to reach examination by December 2026. Members raised concerns about green belt, con…

“Speaker 6: Obviously, one of the things that's come out of that is over 1,000,000 visits to leisure centers during the year. And so, that's record par…”

Green Belt boundary review

An agent argued that the Green Belt boundary line appeared misplaced and said the local plans team should consider modifying it in the future. Officers responded that boundary changes are a matter for…

“My telephone conversation and subsequent letter to the planning officer dated 04/23/2026 noted the current bizarre sighting of the Greenbelt boundary …”

Submit to government

A formal decision to support the local government reorganization and submit the proposal to government by 2025-11-28, with Option A as the base and A1 as the preferred boundary option.

“I think we move... I officially move that at this meeting. ... we approve that and submit it to government on or before the 28th of November 2025 with…”

Public Exclusion for Private Session

Decision to exclude the public from the meeting during discussion of forthcoming item of business to avoid disclosure of exempt information under Local Government Act 1972 and LG (A) 2006 variation or…

“the public be excluded from the meeting during the discussion of the forthcoming item of business to AO to avoid the disclosure to them of exempt info…”