Consultations

Update 19/10/2026 - The Council has identified an error in the calculation of local housing need in the Publication Draft Local Plan, which was published for consultation on 7 October 2026. The incorrect affordability ratio was used when applying the Government's standard method. This affects the housing requirement in Policy SS4 and the related supporting text, tables and some supporting evidence.

The Council is preparing corrected figures and supporting material.  These will explain the correction and set out the parts of the Plan and evidence base that are affected and  will be published here shortly. The Council will publicise the availability of the updated material on the website and in corporate email bulletins.  We will also write to everyone who has already made a representation to the Local Plan either during the current consultation or previously under the earlier consultations.

Additional time will be given to comment on the corrected material. The new closing date will be published with it. Please note: the time extension will not apply to unchanged areas of the Local Plan or supporting documentation.

In the meantime:

• the consultation remains open, and you can continue to make representations on any part of the Plan;
• representations already made remain valid and do not need to be resubmitted; and
• you will be able to add to or amend your representation once the corrected material is published.

We apologise for any inconvenience. If you have any questions, please contact the Planning Policy team at local.plan@ne-derbyshire.gov.uk or 01246 231111.

You are invited to make representations to the Publication Draft North East Derbyshire Local Plan between Wednesday 7th October and Wednesday 18th November 2026. Representations can also be made to the Draft Policies Map and Draft Housing Trajectory.  For representations on the merits of specific sites, please make these within the Publication Draft (ie housing allocations are within chapter 5, employment allocations in chapter 7, etc), so that it is clear which sites you are commenting on. For issues on map content only, please comment on the Policies Map.

Guidance and information to help you make representations are available on the Council's Publication Draft Local Plan webpage.  In particular:

• Guidance note about making representation at the formal Regulation 19 stage
• Guidance note on how to use this online system
• Statement of Representations Procedure
• Evidence documents

For more information about Bolsover District Council's Planning Policy webpages, please follow the link below.

Planning Policy