Neighbourhood Plan Steering Committee – 13th October 2025

Longstone Area Neighbourhood Plan – Steering Committee

Minutes of Meeting 7

Monday 13^th October 2025, Village Hall, Great Longstone

Attendance

Apologies received from

1. Apologies for absence. Apologies received as above.
   • Removal of Richard and Di Knowles formally from Steering Committee,
   • Terry Betts stepping back from the Steering Committee but to remain on circulation
   • Addition of Sean Kelleher-Clarke to the Steering Committee
   • Appointment of Simon Headington as Treasurer
2. Minutes of Previous Meeting. – approved
3. Actions from previous meeting. Completed actions removed as per table at the end of the minutes
4. Report Back from village meeting

Please note that these are suggestions / comments from individuals attending the public event and not yet incorporated into policy / supported by the Steering Committee.

Business –
Little Longstone village internet connectivity/speeds poor at the top end of the village.
Publicise tourist events more proactively
Question of how to capture all the businesses – obtain full list / data register ?
Complaint on free camping on Longstone Edge, and also mis-using the existing camp site for excessive waste disposal

Climate Mitigation and Energy reduction –
Help offered to the workstream to be part of a knowledge group
People interested in getting renewable technology, but unsure of the process
Thornhill target to be energy neutral, they also use Marches Energy Agency and spoke positively about them.
Wide interest in heat pumps
Community Energy Scheme interest
Water conservation and anaerobic digestion discussed

Land Management and Nature Recovery –
Good conservation with Robert who is also chair of the Limestone Farmers Group
Need to get to understand the policies and grants that are available, get to grips with the issues and sort out areas where we can assist in solutions.
Monsal Head weir and viaduct is maintained by Chatsworth, how do we capture their plans into our strategy?
Use of pesticides discussed, in particular PC Contracts
Area of land to left of allotments suggested as potential car park

Should street parking be residents only?

Housing –
Of those who expressed opinion,
2 were in support of affordable housing with one suggestion for land off station road as a possible location.
2 expressed a view against affordable housing, however,  their opinions could alter if the detail was available.
Generally the thought was that many concerns would be allayed if they knew the local stipulations, and small numbers likely.

Transport –
Georgina on holiday so no report back

Creating Community –
Feeling that we need to offer more for the less mobile members of the community.

Need to engage better with the young families who cannot make the early evening, potential to use the school?

5. NP Workstream Areas – Some workgroup areas reviewed and started to flesh out the content. At some point will need to establish which elements fall into the Neighbourhood Plan and others to be picked up in a “Area Village Plan”.
   • Business & Tourism – Members – Richard, Jeremy & Sam,
     no further reports
   • Housing – Members – Frank & Deborah

     Prep work to undertake for the housing needs survey, questionnaire to circulate for comments when received from DDDC. Action – Simon
     Consider – policy on open market housing, energy standards for new housing/ renewables, permanent residency clauses.

   • Climate Mitigation and Renewable Energy – Members – Jonathan, Sam, Jeremy & Andy

     Set up session with Marches Energy Agency for the Book Swap Café (BSC) in November and discuss options for thermal camera surveys for residents to be undertaken as part of the offering

   • Land Management and Nature Recovery– Members – Sara & Alexa

     Local engagement with farmers, initially informally to develop next steps

   • Transport – Members – Georgina & Andy

     To report back on return from holiday

   • Creating Community – Members – Simon, Alexa & Deborah

     Engagement process to develop to build up events and gaps in engagement. Thoughts about using the school area / end of school day times to better communicate.

6. Communication and Engagement Strategy

   Engagement calendar to develop to make sure we balance/space out the communication events.
   Agreed to develop a general questionnaire for circulation to the villagers before Christmas – all to look at the range of questions and objectives / required output from the survey so we can formulate during the next meeting.
   What do the villagers want to see from a Neighbourhood and associated Village Plan?

7. Grant Application
   Community Grant of £750 from PDNPA might be available to the NP. Application submitted.
8. AOB

9. Next Meeting. – Monday 17^th November, 19:00 Hrs in Great Longstone Village Hall
10. Action Summary

PMN – Proposed Dates for SC Meetings, all 19:00 hrs Great Longstone Village Hall

Monday 15^th December 2025

Monday 12^th January 2026

Monday 9^th February

Monday 9^th March

Monday 13^th April

Monday 11^th May

Monday 8^th June

Monday 13^th July

Monday 10^th August

Monday 14^th September

Monday 12^th October

Monday 9^th November

Monday 14^th December 2026