Chesterfield launches fresh call for development sites

Chesterfield council has launched a month-long public consultation as it pieces together land for its emerging local plan, which will shape development in the area through to 2044.

The authority tore up earlier proposals earlier this year, having kicked off work on a new local plan in 2025 prior to the government introducing a new framework for local plan development.

As a result, a fresh call for sites has been made for the Chesterfield area, although the borough council says sites put forward for the last plan will still be included.

The council hopes to have its strategy signed off by February 2028, and once adopted, the document will set out where development should happen over the next fifteen years. As well has housing and employment targets, local plans identify how infrastructure including school places, GP surgeries, leisure facilities, roads, and green spaces can be provided to meet the needs of residents and businesses.

Councillor Martin Stone, Chesterfield Borough Council’s cabinet member for climate change, planning and environment, said: “This is the first step in creating a new Local Plan that reflects the needs and ambitions of our residents.

“We want to hear from people to ensure that we can prepare a plan which ensures that development takes place in the right place, that we provide the infrastructure needed to support our communities and we can protect the environment.

“The local plan will help guide planning decisions for the next 20 years and sets out policies that developers must follow, this is an important document, and we want to ensure that the views of local people help shape this plan.”

The local plan consultation and call for sites are open until 12 July.