Lee Rowley, Member of Parliament for North East Derbyshire, has criticised out-of-date local planning policies that are “coming back to bite us” as more unplanned housebuilding is permitted in the face of opposition from local residents

North East Derbyshire Conservatives have criticised the Labour-run district council for failing to put in place a local development plan and are calling for the Councillor responsible to resign from his post as Portfolio Holder for the Environment.

A local Councillor has launched a survey to gather local views on fracking in villages close to a site recently put forward by the shale gas company INEOS.