Council sorry as road closed for three more months

The road has been closed for the past 14 months

A Derbyshire road that has been closed for 14 months will now remain shut until at least April.

Leashaw in Holloway, between Crich and Matlock, has been closely monitored by the county council since a landslip in 2022.

There had been hopes it could reopen soon but the authority said there had been further ground movement during recent heavy rain.

Derbyshire County Council has apologised to those affected by the disruption.

The road was closed in November 2022 following the 40m (131ft) landslip.

Now the county council says the road has sunk a further 10mm around the crack next to installed sandbags.

The kerb line in the road has also dropped 15mm, with both movements being a change from previous analysis before recent rainfall.

The county council has commissioned specialists to look at a long-term plan to repair and fully reopen the road

An update from the county council reads: "We need to carry on monitoring the slip for another few months and it is unlikely to be before April before we can look again at the possibility of reopening the road on one side.

"We appreciate that this will cause all local residents and businesses real frustration. We are sorry for the inconvenience this situation continues to cause."

The council also told the Local Democracy Reporting Service cracks had been reported on nearby Lea Road.

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