Belper Civic ForumThe Civic Society of Belper and Milford in Derbyshire

About 60 Belper shops completed a short questionnaire recently about their hopes and concerns for retailing in the town. The Civic Forum felt this was necessary to gauge the opinions of an important section of the community, one which does a great deal to shape the character of the town.

On the 24th October 2009 there will be a joint conference organised by the Royal Town Planning Institute, Royal Institute of British Architects and the Belper Civic Forum. This significant annual conference will be held in Belper to closely examine problems such as the conflict between economic development and conservation in a World Heritage Site context. It will be held in St.Peter’s Church. Full details will be available later. Concessions available for local residents and Civic Forum members.

Members’ meeting 11 September 2008 – Masonic Rooms, Campbell Street – 7.30 p.m.Planning for Belper’s FutureThe next meeting of the Members of Belper Civic Forum takes an in depth look at future planning pressures in the Belper area.

The Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has dismissed the appeal by Chevin Property against the decision of Amber Valley Borough Council not to allow redevelopment of the building. Chevin Property wanted to replace the building, which started life as a private school c.1830, by a three storey block containing 15 dwellings and build a further block of 4 dwellings.