Derbyshire, in numbers

Projects

Derbyshire County Council area. Every figure carries its own date.

The local plans, investments and decisions worth following.

3 selected records checked against official sources. A plan is not a completed project; each record shows the stage its source establishes.

Named schools across Derbyshire

Repair and expand school buildings

The council allocated funding for building repairs and extra classroom space.

Capital allocations approved in January 2026; individual completion must be checked · evidence dated 2026-01-12

Responsible body: Derbyshire County Council

What the source says: The decision separates repairs to existing buildings from extra places supported by developer contributions.

Next thing to establish: What is the approved cost, including ongoing maintenance?

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

We are to invest £4.5 million in Derbyshire schools →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Questions for the next progress report

Which funding is committed, and what remains conditional?
Which neighbourhoods are covered by an official project plan, and which benefits still need testing?
What is the next published milestone, and what evidence will show residents benefit?

Use the published repair programme →

Match new housing with school capacity →

How to track delivery →

South Derbyshire, North East Derbyshire and Bolsover

Three school proposals proceed; one is shelved

New House Primary, The Avenue and Bolsover Sixth Form were allowed to proceed after review.

Government review decisions reported; opening and staffed capacity not established · evidence dated 2026-03-26

Responsible body: Derbyshire County Council

What the source says: The council also records that the Infinity Park Garden Village secondary school and sixth form were shelved. An approval is not a school already open.

Next thing to establish: What is the approved cost, including ongoing maintenance?

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Response to decision on free schools in Derbyshire →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Questions for the next progress report

Which funding is committed, and what remains conditional?
Which neighbourhoods are covered by an official project plan, and which benefits still need testing?
What is the next published milestone, and what evidence will show residents benefit?

Recheck school places where a proposal was shelved →

How to track delivery →

Derbyshire County Council road network

Road, pavement and drainage renewal

The county programme covers resurfacing, structures, drainage and local safety works.

2026/27 capital programme approved; schemes have separate delivery stages · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Derbyshire County Council

What the source says: The council identifies its approved annual programme and distinguishes additional expected funding from existing allocations.

Next thing to establish: What dated decision or progress report confirms the current stage?

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Road improvements →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Questions for the next progress report

What is the approved cost, including ongoing maintenance?
Which funding is committed, and what remains conditional?
Which neighbourhoods are covered by an official project plan, and which benefits still need testing?
What is the next published milestone, and what evidence will show residents benefit?

Use the published repair programme →

Separate promised money from funded repairs →

Target safety work where problems repeat →

How to track delivery →

Work in each district

Amber Valley Borough Council

Amber Valley →

Amber Valley is bringing Heanor’s former school buildings back into use alongside a redesigned marketplace. The main building has a council tenant, but the smaller buildings remain at different stages.

£233,000 · Average home priceJuly 2026 · Amber Valley local authority area

18 wards · 3 reviewed project records

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Bolsover District Council

Bolsover →

Bolsover’s reviewed decisions cover Shirebrook market improvements and several proposed council-housing sites. Approving a budget or preparation work does not establish that homes have been built.

£183,000 · Average home priceJuly 2026 · Bolsover local authority area

17 wards · 3 reviewed project records

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Chesterfield Borough Council

Chesterfield →

Chesterfield’s market and connecting streets are changing alongside the theatre and museum refurbishment. Archaeological delays and final works mean the wider programme is not one completed project.

£203,000 · Average home priceJuly 2026 · Chesterfield local authority area

16 wards · 3 reviewed project records

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Derbyshire Dales District Council

Derbyshire Dales →

Derbyshire Dales combines completed improvements in Ashbourne with community investment at Hurst Farm in Matlock. These examples show different local needs; they are not a complete list of district projects.

£355,000 · Average home priceJuly 2026 · Derbyshire Dales local authority area

21 wards · 3 reviewed project records

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Erewash Borough Council

Erewash →

Erewash is improving routes into Long Eaton and renewing play spaces across the borough. The new Britannia Mills crossing is open; town-centre and playground commitments are recorded at their own stages.

£218,000 · Average home priceJuly 2026 · Erewash local authority area

19 wards · 3 reviewed project records

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High Peak Borough Council

High Peak →

High Peak has an operating market in Glossop and proposed major change around Buxton’s shopping centre. Leisure upgrades are a separate programme, with their own closure and reopening evidence.

£259,000 · Average home priceJuly 2026 · High Peak local authority area

28 wards · 3 reviewed project records

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North East Derbyshire District Council

North East Derbyshire →

North East Derbyshire’s Clay Cross programme includes an opened leisure centre, a disrupted town-centre scheme and a completed energy plan. A plan, a building and a measured outcome are three different things.

£254,000 · Average home priceJuly 2026 · North East Derbyshire local authority area

24 wards · 3 reviewed project records

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South Derbyshire District Council

South Derbyshire →

South Derbyshire has new social-rent homes ready to let while preparing a replacement leisure centre and the future of Swadlincote’s civic site. The new leisure building remains a future opening.

£262,000 · Average home priceJuly 2026 · South Derbyshire local authority area

15 wards · 3 reviewed project records

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