Derbyshire Times video bulletin, April 30

Derbyshire Times

Here's today's bulletin, with details of how five Derbyshire councils have been given funding to launch reviews of their protected Green Belt areas.

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

00:04Five Derbyshire councils have confirmed their intention to begin a review of protected Green

00:09Belt areas amid criticism of the Government's new planning legislation from environmental

00:13groups.

00:15Authorities for Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire, Amber Valley, High Peak and Derby

00:20have each been awarded £70,000 in Government funding to undertake Green Belt reviews in

00:25respect of recent updates to the National Planning Policy Framework.

00:29Politicians in Westminster are looking to encourage housing and infrastructure development

00:34by lowering previous regulatory obstacles that could open up new areas of Derby countryside,

00:39but local councils maintain that any decisions are some way off.

00:43A spokesperson for Chesterfield Borough Council said,

00:46This funding will be used to assess land currently within the Green Belt and ensure it is meeting

00:50the functions set out in the National Planning Policy, whilst also trying to identify land

00:55which would meet the Government's new Grey Belt definition.

00:58The Green Belt in Chesterfield has not been fully reviewed for over 30 years, but the

01:03review does not necessarily mean that it will be altered.

01:08A Matlock Primary School which goes above and beyond is celebrating good ratings across

01:12all areas after being inspected by Ofsted.

01:15Watchdogs praise pupils, teachers and leaders at Castleview Primary School and Nursery on School

01:20Road in Matlock, following an inspection carried out in March.

01:24In a report published this week, the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal

01:29development, leadership and management and early years provision have all been graded as good.

01:34Check out, Lewff, check out the rules.

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