Wide-reaching proposals to devolve powers over housing
development and finance to a coalition of East Midlands authorities are being
fine-tuned ahead of a September deadline. Proposals to create two combined authorities
for Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire have been submitted to the Treasury and CLG
as a first step in negotiations over a full devolution deal for the whole area.
Devolution proposals are being worked up by local authorities and business
representatives, co-ordinated by the D2N2 local enterprise partnership that
covers both counties. The business community is a key partner in developing
proposals that will see 55,000 new private sector jobs created by 2023 and
77,000 affordable new homes by 2020. Read more on the Derbyshire County Council
website.
