Kedleston Hall site to be protected from development after homes rejection

The homes were proposed for an area close to the National Trust-run Kedleston Hall

A site near a Derbyshire estate could be protected from development for the next 13 years after plans for 400 homes were rejected.

The proposals for land near the Grade I listed Kedleston Hall were thrown out last week after opponents said it would spoil "picturesque countryside".

Now Amber Valley Borough Council want to take the historic site out of its future housing plans strategy.

A final decision on this move will be made on Wednesday.

Isobel Shorrock from campaign group Kedleston Voice said the campaigners welcomed the news.

"It is a goal we have had because we know that if it [the site] comes out of the Core Strategy it will be protected for the life of the strategy," she said.

"It is something we have been working towards."

Developers Catesby Estates were refused permission to build 400 homes on the Kedleston Road site last week but said they were considering an appeal against the decision.

If the council's latest move is approved, the site will not be allowed to be considered for future development until 2028.