Current Progress - Preferred Options
We are now consulting on the Council's Preferred Options. This is the third stage of consultation on the Plan and is the first stage of formal consultation. This is a further opportunity to comment on the proposals before they are reconsidered by Council Cabinet later this year in the light of the views received. The official consultation period begins on Wednesday 30th July 2008 and will be open for 6 weeks, closing on Wednesday 10th September 2008.
As part of the consultation we are holding an exhibition of the proposals on Thursday 31 July (10am - 8pm) and Friday 1 August (10am - 5pm) at the Aston Court Hotel, Midland Road, Derby. Officers from the Council and members of the Derby Cityscape team will be on hand to discuss the proposals with you and hopefully answer any questions you might have.
In addition to this, the proposals will also be on display-only in the Guildhall foyer in the Market Place between 4 and 8 August from 9am to 5pm. Comments forms will be available from the exhibition.
As part of the consultation, all the key documents are available for you to view online, however hard copies of the documents will also be available to view during the consultation period at the following locations:
Council House, Corporation Street
(Monday – Thursday 8.30-5.00; Friday 8.30-4.30)
Roman House, Friar Gate
(Monday – Thursday 8.30-5.00; Friday 8.30-4.30)
Allestree, Alvaston, Blagreaves, Central, Chaddesden, Derwent Community Library, Mickleover, Peartree, Sinfin, and Spondon libraries, during normal opening hours – for information about library opening hours, ring 01332 716607 or go to the libraries website at www.derby.gov.uk/libraries
Mackworth Local Housing Office, Prince Charles Avenue and Allenton Local Housing Office, Bingham Street during normal opening hours – for information about local housing office opening hours please go to www.derbyhomes.org
Midland Road Post Office (Reception Area), Chellaston Post Office and Oakwood Post Office during normal opening hours.
West Indian Community Centre, Carrington Street; Pakistan Community Centre, Harrington Street; Indian Community Centre, Rawdon Street; Chinese Community Centre, Abbey Street during normal opening hours
Documents Currently Available to View:
* A hard copy version of this document can be purchased at a cost of £25.00, please contact the Council on 01332 256008.
Technical Documents:
*If you wish to obtain a copy of the full report including appendices and figures, they are available on a CD at a cost of £5.00 including P&P, please contact the Council on 01332 256008. However, please note the appendices are only available in a hard copy format.
We will use this web page to keep you up-to-date with progress on the City Centre Eastern Fringes Action Area Plan and consultation documents will be made available here for download. If you would like to be kept informed of any formal consultations or wish to make comments during the consultation period then please do so by emailing them to derby.ldf@derby.gov.uk or write to:
Plans and Policies
Regeneration and Community
Derby City Council
Roman House
Friar Gate
Derby
DE1 1XB
Background
In 2005, we started preparing an Area Action Plan for the area we are calling the ‘City Centre Eastern Fringes’. This includes Castleward, the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Bass’s Recreation Ground, the railway station and land to the north of the River Derwent.
In Autumn 2005 we sent consultation leaflets to every home and business in the area, asking people for their views on initial options. A lot of people responded and we used these comments to inform the process of drawing up proposals for the area.
A copy of the original consultation leaflet 
2.02mb explaining the initial options (Derby Cityscape Masterplan and the City of Derby Local Plan Review) can be downloaded as an A3 795kb or A4 799kb version. Alternatively write to the address below or contact the Council on 01332 256008.consultation leaflet 1.46mb. This also indicated some of the options put forward that we don’t currently think should be taken any further.
What happens next?
Following consideration of responses to the Preferred Options consultation, we will take any amendments to the Council's Cabinet for consideration. At this point the subsequent statutory processes for the Area Action Plan (AAP) will be suspended. This is because there are difficulties in progressing an area action plan to adoption in advance of the LDF Core Strategy. The Preferred Option report will however be used as a non-statutory development framework to guide regeneration. In the Castleward area it is anticipated that the next step will be the selection of a 'preferred developer' with our partners Derby Cityscape.
If required, the statutory Area Action Plan process will be picked up again at a later date, once the Core Strategy has reached a more advanced stage. This would involve two further stages before formal adoption of the Plan: Submission and Examination.
What is an Area Action Plan?
Area Action Plans form part of the new Local Development Framework system. Their purpose is to provide the planning framework for areas where significant change or conservation is expected or required, by:
- Assisting in the delivery of planned development
- Stimulating regeneration
- Identifying the distribution of uses and their interrelationships
- Making site specific allocations
- Setting the timetable for the implementation of proposals
- Providing guidance on layout and design.
A key feature of an Area Action Plan will be its focus on the implementation of policies to achieve these aims.
Derby City Council has identified the City Centre Eastern Fringes (‘The Fringes’) as an area that would benefit from an Area Action Plan.
The 'Eastern Fringes' Area
The Action Area extends over 65 hectares and is bounded by the Inner Ring Road to the north, Osmaston Road to the west, Bateman Street to the south and the line of the railway to the east. It takes in Castleward, the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary (DRI), the Railway Station, Bass’s Recreation Ground and a small stretch of the River Derwent.
The Derby Cityscape Masterplan 
identifies the DRI, Castleward and the area north of the River as significant opportunities for redevelopment and regeneration. It also highlights the need for enhancements to Bass’s Recreation Ground to maximise its use and the importance of improving the ‘gateway’ to the City from the railway station.
If you are interested in learning more about the requirements of the different stages of the plan preparation process, the following links may be useful:
Communities & Local Government Web Site
Planning Policy Statement 12
Sustainability Appraisal Guidance