Spondon Councillors

05/11/2026

Good Afternoon Spondon, we wanted to share with you all the details for this coming Remembrance Sunday. The rolling road closure is kindly being lead by local community champion Carol Holden who will be working with volunteers who have kindly given up their time to dedicate the safety of this very important event in our community.

Jonathan this year as Mayor of Derby will be leading the civic duties of representing the entire city at the Market Place.

Chris and Nicola will be in attendance on the parade and service.

Lest We Forget 🇬🇧❤️

20/10/2026

🗑️ Spondon Community Waste Day Is Coming Up!

Need to clear out some household clutter? Bring your waste along to our local Community Waste Day! This is the 2nd one for Spondon which is a static collection after the first one was a roving collection south of Spondon. The 3rd one we have recommended for the northern parts of Spondon so we can try and distribute it fairly. Unfortunately we can’t get to every single street, but equally we didn’t want to refuse this service that has been given to us.

Here are the details.

🗓️ Date: Monday 26th October 2026
⏰ Time: 8am–1pm
📍 Location: Church Street Car Park, Spondon (between Park Road and Church Mews)

🚗 PARKING NOTICE

To ensure the waste team has enough space to run the event safely and smoothly, we kindly ask residents who park in Church Street Car Park to remove their vehicles between 7.30am and 1.30pm. Please also keep the parking spaces at the far side of the car park, near the grass, clear.

🟢 What You Can Bring (under 1.25m wide):

* Bagged household and garden waste
* Furniture, soft furnishings and textiles
* Small amounts of DIY waste (e.g. carpet and wood offcuts)
* Metal items for recycling and donations for reuse

🔴 What We CANNOT Accept:

* Liquids, including paint, oil and chemicals
* Electrical items and batteries
* Heavy builders’ waste, including rubble, bricks, soil, concrete and plasterboard
* Hazardous waste, such as asbestos
* Gas bottles or motor vehicle parts, including wheels and tyres

💡 Too Good to Throw Away?

We’re also accepting donations of bric-a-brac, toys, CDs, garden equipment and fitness gear for our Reuse Raynesway Shop!

⚠️ Please remember: Only bring items during the advertised event times. Leaving waste at any other time will be treated as fly-tipping.

19/10/2026

Please Like and Share Date for your diary

Derwent Valley Medical Practice

A CARERS EVENT
THANK YOU FOR CARING -
This event is for family members, friends or neighbours who provide care and support to someone else.
Wednesday 21st October 11am - 2pm
The Racecourse Hub and Café, St Marks Road, Derby,
DE21 6AL

19/10/2026

🚧 UPCOMING ROADWORKS: Raynesway Southbound Resurfacing 🚧

Please be aware of upcoming overnight carriageway resurfacing and bridge expansion joint replacement works on Raynesway southbound (Derby Road to rail bridge).

Here are the key details you need to know:

📅 Dates: Tuesday 20th October to Friday 21st November. (Delayed from Monday 19th October due to subcontractor availability).

⏰ Working Hours: Overnight from 8:00 PM to 5:30 AM.

🚫 Road Closures: The road will be closed during working hours and re-opened as normal during the day.

⚽ Pause in Works: No works will take place the week commencing Monday 2nd November due to Derby County evening matches at Pride Park Stadium.

🌤️ Weather Dependent: Works remain dependent on suitable weather conditions.

🗺️ Diversion Route:
Derby Road ➔ Spondon Roundabout ➔ A52 Westbound ➔ Derwent Parade ➔ Pride Parkway ➔ Harrow Street ➔ London Road ➔ Raynesway.

Please plan your journeys in advance and allow extra time if travelling through the area. Residents below would have received the below

06/10/2026

Afternoon all, there has been a lot of activity on the fields off Stoney Lane recently. This is clearly survey and prep work for potential development. Given that the consultation is currently ongoing, a planning application could be submitted in the near future.

All current work on-site is permitted, though we understand this will concern many residents. The consultation is still open, and our advice remains to strongly object to the proposed housing. In our view, this consultation is simply to gauge public reaction on what they can do to mitigate it, the real battle for this site will begin when the formal planning application is submitted.

As always, we will keep you updated. We are preparing guidance letters for when the application is lodged and will likely organise a public meeting as we have done historically on other sites.

28/09/2026

📢 Important Update: Stoney Lane Housing Consultation

Residents living near the proposed development area will have received, or should receive in the coming days, a consultation leaflet through the post.

You can view a copy of the leaflet here 👉 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/gvo47cwqra2ajwkt8djxs/Consultation-Leaflet-Spondon-final.pdf?rlkey=vwd0235mbs7p5v6g2zyyf3fb9&st=oy5hfotm&dl=0

The leaflet relates to a public consultation regarding a proposed development of up to 450 homes on land east of Stoney Lane, known as allocation HA7 in the draft Local Plan.

We want to be absolutely clear that we, as your Spondon Councillors, have opposed the allocation of this site for housing and have fought against its inclusion in the Local Plan. That position has not changed.

However, the developer has now started its pre-application consultation, and we think it is important that residents understand exactly what this means.

👉 This is NOT a planning application.

It is a consultation being carried out by the developer to gather the views of local residents before they potentially submit a formal planning application to Derby City Council.

Once this consultation has been completed, we need to be prepared for a planning application to follow.

🏥 Questions still need answering

Having looked at the information currently available, there appears to be very little detail about some of the issues that will be extremely important to Spondon if this development progresses.

In particular, there is currently limited information about:

🏥 The impact on local health services and GP capacity
🚌 Public transport and what improvements would be provided
🚗 The impact on traffic and the surrounding road network
🚶‍♂️ Walking and cycling connections
🏫 The impact on community facilities
🌳 Infrastructure and the wider impact on our community

These are all matters that will need proper consideration if a planning application is eventually submitted.

📍 Access via Lochinvar Close

We have also contacted the developers directly to clarify the proposals around Lochnivar Close.

They have confirmed that:

• There are currently no proposals for general private vehicle access into or out of the development via Lochnivar Close.

• The proposed connection is primarily intended to provide pedestrian and cycle access into Spondon.

• The connection would be wide enough for vehicles but would be physically restricted and intended for emergency services, with the possibility of a bus gate depending on whether this is feasible for a future operator.

• The developers have confirmed that they acquired the property/land at the end of Lochnivar Close to secure this connection point. The existing property itself would not be directly affected, other than an alteration to its driveway if the development proceeds.

🗣️ Should you respond to the consultation?

The consultation survey itself is fairly basic. It asks for your contact details and then provides an opportunity to enter your comments.

It could be viewed as a way for the developer to understand the wants, concerns and priorities of local residents as they develop their proposals.

If you disagree with the proposed development, you can simply make that clear in your response. Equally, if you support it, you can say so.

You do not need to write a lengthy response or feel that you have to answer every issue.

📅 Consultation deadline: Monday 12th October

You can view the consultation and submit your comments here:

🌐 https://bit.ly/SpondonPlanning

📧 Email: [email protected]

We will continue to keep residents updated as this progresses.

This is only the consultation stage at the moment, but we should be prepared for a planning application once the consultation period has concluded.

If an application is submitted, that will be the formal planning process where the detailed proposals can be properly scrutinised and residents will have another opportunity to make representations.

As your Spondon Councillors, we will continue to represent the concerns of our community and keep you informed as this moves forward.

Have your say on proposals for around 400 new homes, green spaces and improved connections on land east of Stoney Lane in Spondon, Derby.

28/09/2026

Today starts the work on a new Play Zone for Dale Road park. We have picked up some localised concerns around construction noise for the next 12 weeks to make sure no resident is disturbed during these works. Further concerns have come and also around some wildlife which we will be liaising with the project lead on.

We will update everyone with progress when we get the information.

24/09/2026

🏘️ Stoney Lane Planning Update

We have been told this morning by Derby City Council’s Planning Department that the land promoter for the Stoney Lane site is soon to launch a consultation and leaflet drop regarding a proposal for housing on the site.

This is similar to the process that was carried out for the land on Locko Road, near the cricket club. There is currently no further update on that site.

We need to prepare ourselves for a potential planning application for Stoney Lane following the consultation period.

As always, we will keep you fully informed and updated throughout the process and share further information as soon as we receive it.

18/09/2026

🌺 We Need Your Help! 🌺

It's almost time for the launch of the Poppy Appeal! To play our part, we are once again asking for the amazing volunteers who help us put up poppies around our village.

We have a few more poppies this year, so we are looking to expand our reach by putting them up at all the main entrances to Spondon.

📅 Event Details
If you would like to help, please join us on Saturday 10th October at 11am at Spondon Village Hall.

❤️ A Long-Standing Tradition
Putting up these poppies is a proud community tradition to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our village and country.

15/09/2026

Do you know a Local Spondon Group / Charity / Project in need of Neighbourhood Board Funding

You can request an application form for Neighbourhood Funding simply email [email protected]