Derbyshire Times news bulletin 5th September

Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley

Transcript

00:00 Here's today's Derbyshire Times video bulletin.

00:02 Plans to build homes on a controversial contaminated housing site at a Derbyshire

00:07 village are set for their final approval. Avant Homes wants to build 200 houses on

00:12 land called Nether Farm in Somercoats, which has been the subject to extensive

00:16 legal battles and arguments over contamination. The developer is hoping to build a £47 million

00:22 housing development on the plot, despite the acknowledged need to build homes on suspended

00:26 floors using membranes which are able to stop harmful substances from getting into the properties.

00:31 This is because of the site's proximity to the historic toxic landfill site

00:37 LS01, among other landfills, from which contamination has been found to be leaching.

00:42 Earlier this year, residents claimed at a public council meeting that some people in Somercoats

00:48 were falling ill due to work on housing developments next to the landfill sites.

00:52 This included homes near to the Nether Farm site and also homes around the 180-home Stanley Street

00:58 site. Stanley Street received its reserve matters approval under delegated powers instead of via

01:05 the council planning committee in May. Now, Amber Valley Borough Council planners have recommended

01:10 that the plans are approved at a meeting on Monday, September 11th. In their report, officers

01:16 say "concerns with regard to contamination have been addressed as part of the outline planning

01:21 permission which includes a number of conditions which specifically deal with contamination.

01:26 However, some residents have dubbed the building of homes next to historic toxic landfill sites as

01:31 'lunacy' and 'absolute madness'". A car owned by Princess Anne for 35 years is taking pride of

01:39 place at a Derbyshire museum. The custom-built Midbridge Scimitar No. 5 has gone on display

01:45 at the Great British Car Journey attraction in Ambergate. Decorated in the bonnet is an emblem

01:50 of a silver female jockey on a horse, presented to the Princess Royal after her performance at

01:55 the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games, where she competed on the late Queen Elizabeth's horse, Goodwill.