Council approves 74 new homes for town

The council said the site was greenfield land formerly used for agriculture

Councillors have approved plans to build 74 homes on the edge of a Derbyshire town.

Developer Jones Homes wants to build the properties off Mill Lane in Bolsover.

Bolsover District Council's planning committee voted to give the go-ahead for the scheme in a meeting on Wednesday.

The committee heard the 3.2 acre (1.3 hectare) site was formerly used for agriculture.

A planning report said some residents were concerned about the loss of an area for wildlife which is already surrounded by homes.

However, it said the developer had agreed to make a £164,095 payment to a Derbyshire Wildlife Trust scheme to rewild 60 acres (24.3 hectares) of land at Whittington near Chesterfield.

The council said seven of the new homes would be affordable properties.