Eddie Bisknell

A major car park expansion six years in the waiting is finally set to proceed in a Derbyshire town – but it will be a heavily scaled-back version of the plan.

A new housing expansion is set for approval in a burgeoning Derbyshire village.

Plans from Wheeldon Brothers for a 49-home development on agricultural land off Moor Lane, Kirk Langley, are set for approval by Amber Valley Borough Council.

A CAR park expansion six years in the waiting is finally set to proceed - but it will be a heavily scaled-back version of the plan.

The Field Lane car park next to Belper railway station is set to be increased by 20 spaces - instead of 100

A Derbyshire council leader says his wife was left “shaken and frightened” after alleged “rogue traders” operating from a Leeds storage unit damaged their home.

The damage cost Cllr Alan Graves, Derbyshire County Council leader, £400 on top of the repairs that needed fixing

The move would create 20 full-time jobs if approved

| DAMAGE COST COUNCILLOR £400 ON TOP OF ORIGINAL REPAIRS THAT WERE NEEDED - By EDDIE BISKNELL

A DEAL to tackle Derby's housing crisis could be landed by officials in a bid to reduce the thousands of people currently searching for a council home.