Public consultation opens for revisions to Ripley's local plan
Ripley Town Council is proposing to modify its neighbourhood plan for Ripley parish.
The town council has now submitted it draft plan to Amber Valley Borough Council to arrange the publicity and formal consultation for a period of 6 weeks from Friday, 18 August 2023 until 4.30pm on Friday, 29 September 2023.
The neighbourhood plan area includes Ripley and other villages and settlements within its parish, including Waingroves, Street Lane, Heage, Upper and Lower Hartshay, Sawmills, Nether Heage, Bullbridge and Ambergate.
The plan includes policies against which future development proposals would be assessed through the planning process.
The submitted neighbourhood plan and associated documents can be viewed on the Borough Council’s website: www.ambervalley.gov.uk/ripleyneighbourhoodplan.
A hard copy of the documents will also be available to view during normal working hours at:
Amber Valley Borough Council
Town Hall
Ripley
Derbyshire
DE5 3BT
or
Ripley Library
21 Grosvenor Road
Ripley
DE5 3JE
Any comments on the Ripley Neighbourhood Plan can either be submitted by email to LDF@ambervalley.gov.uk or by post to:
Planning Policy
Amber Valley Borough Council
Town Hall
Market Place
Ripley
Derbyshire DE5 3BT
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