EBCT 477 - Local Green Space Review and Strategy

Erewash Borough Council (EBC) have started work on a new Local Plan, which will be drawn up using the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published in August 2026. The Council's Planning Policy team is embarking on an evidence base gathering exercise so that a new Local Plan can be adopted in the 30-month period which started after Gateway 1 was passed in October 2026, in line with Government objectives on speeding up plan-making. The Council's Green Space Strategy, which was adopted in 2009 and reviewed in 2018 (copies are available on request) is now out of date, and accordingly, to aid the Local Plan's preparation, a new study which includes a review of the current status of local green space within the borough and establishes local standards for green space provision in the form of a green space strategy across a period to 2040 is required. Full details can be found within the invitation to tender documents.