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Plans for more than 400 homes in Derbyshire town spark flooding and traffic concerns
There are fears over a procession of construction lorries
14:49, 14 MAY 2021
An aerial view of the sloping site, which sits close to Highfields School (Image: Williams Davis Limited)
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The planned site for hundreds of new homes
If approved, the sloping site would include 15 per cent affordable housing, half of the 30 per cent the district council asks for – 64 homes in total out of the proposed 423.
It would also include a “local” centre, near Far Cross, with shops such as a hairdressers, takeaway, newsagent and general shop. The floor above these shop units would be flats.
A total of 28 acres of the site – the equivalent of 14 football pitches – would be open space, mostly in the form of a “countryside park” along the northern boundary of the site. This would also include a large children’s play area.
Derbyshire town has dangerous pollution hotspot
It has had problematic levels of pollution
05:30, 12 APR 2021
Updated
A section of a Derbyshire town plagued by pollution for years has been officially declared a problem air quality area (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
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