The were no new planning applications for Dronfield received at NEDDC in the last week.

You can follow whats happening online and object etc. to all planning applications An up to date list is always available from NEDDC including the current status of applications.  click  http://planapps-online.ne-derbyshire.gov.uk/publicaccess/tdc/DcApplication/application_searchform.aspx 

Derbyshire County Council is to begin a £40,000 pavement resurfacing scheme on Summerfield Road in January. This is likely to last until March!

The planning application (below) for Dronfield was received at NEDDC in the last week. You can follow whats happening online and object etc. An up to date list is always available from NEDDC including the current status of applications. You will need the application number quoted below for the application you are interested in and click  http://planapps-online.ne-derbyshire.gov.uk/publicaccess/tdc/DcApplication/application_searchform.aspx 

Construction of flat roof extensions to rear at 52 Hilltop Road Dronfield Derbyshire for Mr David Keeton

Derbyshire County Council and Derby City Council are being recommended to appoint United Utilities for a 25 year contract to deal with household waste including building a treatment plant to deal with waste that cannot be recycled or composted. United Utilities propose to build a treatment plant at Sinfin Lane, Derby where up to 180,00 tons of waste would be sorted and dried [inside a sealed building] and afterwards burned at a low temperature to produce electricity.

Quite seperate proposals [which do not involve the Council] have also been made for a plant in Chesterfield by a company to treat commercial waste which will also result in an end product which will be burnt to produce electricity. As I understand it this will use a somewhat different treatment process.

Residents will no doubt be concerned about health and safety in spite of what appear to be assurances that the plants will not result in any toxic emissions. Both proposals will be subject to the usual Planning Process where hopefully a thorough airing of this will be given before any decisions are made.      

On his first anniversary as leader, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg today set out plans to put Britain on a Green Road out of the Recession, creating jobs and leaving a legacy that will save energy, put money back into people’s pockets and fight climate change. The plans will cost £12.5bn, which would be paid for by scrapping the proposed VAT cut. The vast majority of that money will be spent immediately, making a real impact on the economy and people’s lives right away.

Green Road out of the Recession proposals include:

- A five-year programme to insulate every school and hospital, with 20% completed in the first year.

- Funding insulation and energy efficiency for a million homes, with a £1,000 subsidy for a million more 

- Building 40,000 extra zero-carbon social houses 

- Buying 700 new train carriages 

- Reopening old railway lines and stations, opening new ones, electrifying the Great Western and Midland mainlines [this is the London to Sheffield line] and beginning the Liverpool light rail network 

- Installing energy and money saving smart meters in every home within five years 

Nick Clegg on Five Live this morning being interviewed, was passionate about these plans and for the Liberal Democrat way of tackling the current economic problems we’re in.

The planning applications (below) for Dronfield were received at NEDDC in the last week. You can follow whats happening online and object etc. An up to date list is always available from NEDDC including the current status of applications. You will need the application number quoted below for the application you are interested in and click  http://planapps-online.ne-derbyshire.gov.uk/publicaccess/tdc/DcApplication/application_searchform.aspx     

Application to prune 2 White Beam, 2 Silver Birch and 1 Cherry covered by NEDDC TPO 103 (Part 2) G2 at land adjacent at 32 Pentland Road Dronfield Woodhouse Dronfield for Mr Ray Sleight

Construction of new house and garage and associated parking areas at
36 Derwent Road Dronfield Derbyshire for Mr Richard Bembridge

Construction of a single storey extension to rear and porch to front at

The Government was severely rebuked by the statistics watchdog today over its use of knife crime figures. Is it any wonder that people become more and more cynical about politicians?

Sir Michael Scholar, head of the UK Statistics Authority, said yesterday’s release of stabbing data by 10 Downing Street and the Home Office was “premature, irregular and selective”.

In a letter to Jeremy Heywood, Permanent Secretary at Number 10, he said figures on hospital admissions for stabbing injuries had not been properly checked and putting them out early was “corrosive of public trust”.

Congratulations to Richard Bull, a Dronfield GP who has been selected by North East Derbyshire Liberal Democrats as PPC to fight the next General Election. I have known Richard for many years and am delighted that he is to be our candidate.

More information about Richard can be found on the North East Derbyshire Liberal Democrat Website  www.nedlibdems.org and clicking on PPC

The planning applications (below) for Dronfield were received at NEDDC in the last week. You can follow whats happening online and object etc. An up to date list is always available from NEDDC including the current status of applications. You will need the application number quoted below for the application you are interested in and click  http://planapps-online.ne-derbyshire.gov.uk/publicaccess/tdc/DcApplication/application_searchform.aspx    

Erection of two concrete sectional garages on plots 2 and 3 at Garage Site Smithy Croft Dronfield Woodhouse for Mr Bellamy

Construction of a concrete base and erection of a concrete sectional pent garage at Plot 11 The Avenue Garage Site at Land To The Rear Of 29 -37 The Avenue Dronfield for Mr Stephen Hancock

Derbyshire County Council is now consulting on a plan to put a zebra crossing on Stubley Lane, more or less opposite the Talbot Pub. This is the rsult of long standing requests from many people. They are also going to modify the four road humps which continue to annoy a large group of motorists if my correspondnece is anything to go by. These are all to be made into longer, “flat topped bus friendly” humps. I remain sceptical about the need for road humps here at all for many reasons.

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