South Darley parish is largely rural and covers Darley Bridge, Oker, Snitterton and Wensley. Much of the parish is in the Peak District National Park.
The Parish Council is the most local form of government and lies within the Derbyshire Dales district. We seek to work on behalf of our various communities to protect and improve the social, environmental and recreational well-being of the area. You can find our aims here, how we seek to communicate and engage with our community here and also our responsibilities. Please read our review of the past year.
We hope that you will find plenty of useful information on this site, including contact details of our Parish Councillors, meeting dates and arrangements as well as agendas and minutes. We are happy to publish any news that may be useful to parish residents. We reserve editorial rights. If you would like to subscribe to the parish magazine, you can request it here.
Latest news from the parish
Oker Road Closure – update
Update from DCC: “It is unfortunately looking unlikely we will be recommencing works this year due to outstanding issues with the land and legal agreements
Consultation on Recycling Centres
Derbyshire County Council has launched a public consultation on recycling centres to find out what local people think about:
Darley bridge VAS Update
Update from DCC on the Vehicle Activated Sign system planned for Darley bridge: “The VAS posts are due to arrive with us by 19/10/2023 at
Host a Tree!
The parish council is seeking South Darley parish residents who are willing to host a tree – please see here for details.
To see all the news go to the Parish News page.
The council’s responsibilities
Allotments
There are currently 16 plots of which several have been split into half plots to give more people access to an allotment. There are currently no plots available and there is a waiting list. Allocation priority is given to parish residents.
Paths
The parish council has a Minor Maintenance Agreement with DCC whereby it undertakes to keep the paths free of surface vegetation and carry out light strimming of sides of pathways along with waymarking.
Plantation at Cross Green
This is an area of woodland gifted to the parish many years ago which the council maintains for use by residents and the school.
Grit/salt bins
The council owns a number of bins around the parish. These are in addition to the Derbyshire County Council bins. The parish council arranges for refilling of its bins.
Church clock
As a public timepiece, the clock’s annual maintenance is paid for by the council.
Benches
The council maintains and replaces, where necessary, several public benches around the parish.
Planning
As part of the parish falls within the Peak District National Park, there are two planning authorities: Derbyshire Dales District Council and the Peak District National Park Authority. The parish council is a consultee for both.