Derbyshire Times news bulletin 7th February

Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley

Transcript

00:00 Here's today's Derbyshire Times video bulletin.

00:03 A Government Planning Inspector has dismissed plans for nearly 200 homes on 'isolated and

00:09 unconnected fields' in Derbyshire. Andrew McCormack, the Government-appointed Planning

00:13 Inspector, has dismissed an appeal from Wolfe Asset Management for 196 homes on land between

00:19 Ilkeston, Kirkhalam and Stanton. It follows a five-day public inquiry featuring opposition

00:25 from the Kirkhalam Green Squeeze campaign group and former long-serving Borough Councillor

00:30 John Frudd. The appeal itself follows a refusal from Erewash Borough Council's Planning

00:35 Committee in October 2022. In his report, Mr McCormack said that the plot would be too

00:41 divorced from any other settlement, adding "it would place a significant amount of

00:45 housing in the countryside, several fields removed from the nearest existing settlement.

00:50 It would be perceived negatively as a housing scheme that would appear to be as an isolated

00:54 development in a countryside setting and an unsustainable location."

00:58 CashStraps Chesterfield Borough Council has agreed to scrap its free roadside green garden

01:05 service for residents in the area. It will introduce new charges as part of its ongoing

01:10 efforts to balance its forecast budget deficit of £4 million. Councillor Martin Stone, who

01:16 is Cabinet Member for Climate Change Planning and Environment, said he regretted having

01:20 to announce the proposed introduction of charges. The move will see the introduction of a £40

01:26 million annual fee for residents who want to subscribe to the Garden Waste Collection

01:30 Service from the beginning of April.