NEDDC Local Plan Issues and Options Consultation on the Strategic Approach to the Location of Development and Refined Sites (March 2026)

The portion of the North East Derbyshire area that is within the National Park is very sparsely populated, with no settlements or hamlets of any size located within it. Given its very rural character, it has previously been stated by the NEDDC in their response to the PDNPA’ s Issues and Options Consultation that the area has no role to play in helping either authority to meet its housing and other development needs. The PDNPA largely agree with this assessment.

With regards to the flow of landscape character from North East Derbyshire into the Peak District National Park, something that is identified as a special quality of the Peak District, it is essential that this is not harmed by new developments. Development in this area could have a detrimental impact on the setting of the National Park unless it is carefully managed, and would be in conflict with duties outlined in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (Section 245), to further National Park purposes.
The NPPF also outlines that all development within the setting of a National Park should be sensitively located and designed to avoid or minimise adverse impacts on the designated areas (Para 189).