Hathersage in the Peak District

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The Church and Old Village (Stephen Elliott)
The Church and Old Village (Stephen Elliott)

The village of Hathersage enjoys an enviable position in the Hope Valley in the heart of the Peak District National Park, set close to the River Derwent with the rugged backdrop of Stanage Edge to the north.

The village of today has a population of 2,000 people with three churches, a village school, pubs, cafes, and a wealth of amenities, not least the heated open air swimming pool, open all year round. This is a vibrant community with many groups and organisations in its midst, serving a wide range of interests from sport to horticulture and history. The proud traditions of Well Dressing and Gala still take place each year in July, and all year round visitors come here for the wonderful walking and climbing nearby.

Hathersage Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) – DCC Highways proposals and consultation

October 8, 2025

The Parish Council has been liaising (for a lengthy period) with residents and with Derbyshire County Council (DCC) Highways on measures to address specific access (and parking) concerns in some areas of the village. DCC Highways have now produced a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) through which it is proposed to introduce measures e.g. yellow lining. See below the individual proposals and the formal notification from DCC Highways.

Any objections to the proposals, or other representations, should be made to DCC [see details below] – in writing – stating grounds for objections and providing a name and address for contact purposes. Correspondence can be sent to the Executive Director – Place, Derbyshire County Council, County Hall, Matlock DE4 3AG marked for the attention of the Traffic and Safety Team and quoting reference Z3404; or by email to place.permanentTRO@derbyshire.gov.uk Any objections or representations to be lodged by Friday 17 October 2025.

2025 05 13 – Hathersage TRO Z3404 – 1_1 TRO Statement of Reasons; 2025 09 10 – Hathersage TRO Z3404 – 2_4 TRO Form E2 – Intend Street Notice

BACK LANE – Z3404 – 1_0 Plan – HMT PB 356 24

CASTLETON ROAD – Z3404 – 1-0 Plan – HMT PB 210 25

FELLVIEW CLOSE AND LADYBOWER DRIVE – Z3404 – 1_0 Plan – HMT PB 355 24

HEATHER LANE AND HEATHERS EDGE – Z3404 – 1_0 Plan – HMT PB 359 24

JAGGERS LANE AND COGGERS LANE – Z3404 – 1_0 Plan – HMT PB 357 24

MILL LANE – Z3404 – 1_0 Plan – HMT PB 128 25

MOORLAND ROAD – Z3404 – 1_0 Plan – HMT PB 358 24

 

Hathersage Parish Councillors – vacancies for co-option at July 2025

July 2, 2025

2025-26 Hathersage Parish Councillor co-option application form

Hathersage Parish Council has some casual vacancies for Parish Councillors, to be filled by co-option. The Council has not set an application deadline but is aiming to fill these vacancies by early autumn. It is strongly suggested anyone interested attends and observes a Parish Council meeting first; full Council meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month – upcoming meetings are Tuesday 5 August; Tuesday 2 September – meetings are held in St Michael’s School, School Lane and start at 7.30pm. Contact the Clerk (clerk@hathersageparishcouncil.gov.uk; 07494 815 324) about meeting attendance. You can also talk to any of the current Councillors, or the Clerk, about what becoming a Councillor entails.

What does a Parish Council – and Parish Councillors – do? Broadly, Parish Councils represent their local community; deliver services to meet local needs; and strive to improve the quality of life in the parish. Councillors represent the Council to the community, and the community to the Council; represent the interests of the parish to representatives of other authorities and organisations; fufill and enact any statutory requirements of an elected member of the Council; actively and constructively contribute to good governance.

Hathersage Parish Council is responsible for management of village amenities including Hathersage Swimming Pool, and King George’s Field. The Council liaises and works with the District and County Councils and, being located in the Peak District National Park, also liaises and works with the PDNPA.

Time commitment – attendance at monthly full Council meetings (first Tuesday evening of the month). The Council also has some committees which meet monthly (though some don’t meet in August or December) – Leisure, Facilities and Amenities; Transport; Swimming Pool; these meetings are also held on a Tuesday evening, on the second and third Tuesdays of the month. Some committees meet as and when needed e.g. the Planning Committee. Councillors are encouraged to join at least one committee.

Eligibility – to become a Councillor you must be a British citizen or citizen of the commonwealth or the European Union and aged 18 years or older at the time of your application.

 For the whole of the 12 months prior to your application you must have been an elector of the Parish and either occupied or owned/rented premises in the Parish; or resided within 3 miles of the boundary of the Parish; or have your principal or only place of work in that area.

You cannot become a Councillor if you:

  • are subject to bankruptcy order or interim order;
  • have, within five years before the day of application, been convicted in the United Kingdom of any offence and have had a prison sentence for a period of over three months;
  • work for the Parish Council.


Applying to become a Parish Councillor – complete the 2025-26 Hathersage Parish Councillor co-option application form; or request details from the Clerk (clerk@hathersageparishcouncil.gov.uk; 07494 815 324).

RESIDENTS PARKING SCHEMES – addressing Hathersage residents’ queries

May 20, 2025

Investigations into a Hathersage Residents’ Parking Scheme

Following requests from residents about provision of a Residents’ Parking Scheme in Hathersage the Parish Council contacted Derbyshire County  Council (DCC) for further information – the following response was received:

Several conditions have to be met before a scheme is considered for approval/implementation. A scheme would not be implemented on individual streets but instead done on an area-wide basis requiring all the streets in the area to form a parking zone – this is to avoid just moving the problem from one street to the next.

Any residents’ parking scheme must be self-financing and it is important the majority of residents are supportive for the scheme to be successful. Currently, the cost of  an annual parking permit is £35 for the first vehicle and £50 for any additional vehicle. Sufficient revenue needs to be generated to cover the necessary management and enforcement costs for a scheme to work. From experience elsewhere, this means around 200-300 permit sales are generally required; again, the authority [DCC] would only usually give consideration to a scheme where the majority of the residents (no less than 70%) support it. Hathersage has a mix of properties – some with access to off-street parking; some without; it is far less likely those with access to off-street parking would be supportive of a permit scheme which does not benefit them directly.

A permit enables the holder to park within the restricted area; it does not provide a dedicated space for each permit holder. Under the scheme, there is no guarantee a resident would be able to park outside their property or even on their street. DCC notes outcomes of the Hathersage Parish Council residents’ parking scheme survey undertaken a few years ago: while 70% of residents expressed interest only 32% were interested where permits had to be purchased and even fewer if there was no guarantee of a parking space. DCC notes that based on outcomes of this survey they [DCC] would take the matter no further as numbers of residents in favour of a paid scheme would fall well below the 70% that has to be met; this would be the case in any further survey where fewer than 70% of residents were in favour of a residents’ parking scheme in line with current DCC scheme criteria. 

Hathersage Parish Council continues to investigate all options to improve parking in and around the village.

PARKING CONCERNS

February 6, 2025

The Parish Council shares residents’ concerns about parking in and around Hathersage in particular illegal parking e.g. obstruction of pavements, and inconsiderate parking. The Parish Council has been raising parking concerns for many years with the relevant authorities -the police, Derbyshire County Council (Highways), and the Peak District National Planning Authority (PDNPA).

The Parish Council continues to pursue solutions including:

  • Sharing examples of obstructive (and inconsiderate) parking with authorities;
  • Asking our DCC Cllr (Alasdair Sutton) and, when appropriate, our DDDC Cllrs (Peter O’Brien and Simon Ripton) to make representations to their respective Councils (and Officers) about what they can do to address our parking issues;
  • Flagging, with the police, the need for regular parking enforcement as a deterrent;
  • Also, a Hathersage Parish Councillor is a PDNPA Parish Member and he regularly raises the need for better management of visitor parking and, related to Peak Park visitors, better public transport options.


What else has the Parish Council done?
In 2018/19 a Hathersage Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) – co-ordinated by the Parish Council – was put in place – the TRO included yellow lining of various roads/streets to address parking issues (and traffic management). The Council has another TRO pending with DCC Highways which includes proposals for lining on Back Lane, Moorland Road, Coggers Lane, Dore Lane (and some other areas). If approved, these measures could go some way to alleviate parking in these areas, obstruction on narrow roads, and the general detrimental impact on Hathersage residents. Unfortunately, the TRO process is taking an inordinately long time.

Residents’ Parking Scheme – in 2022 the Parish Council undertook a survey of Hathersage residents to gauge support for a Resident Parking Scheme. There was only a lukewarm response/endorsement; residents particularly took issue with the fact that there could be no guarantees of being able to park outside your home or even on your street.

WHAT CAN RESIDENTS DO? Check this link to the Safer Derbyshire page on illegal parking or highway obstruction, and reporting (or see full contact details, below). You can directly share details (photographic evidence – and date; time; site) of illegal and dangerous parking with the police and/or with Derbyshire County Council (DCC). It would be helpful if you could report instances directly to the relevant authority and share your reports with the Parish Council – the Parish Council can then follow up with the police and/or DCC with a portfolio of evidence.

Derbyshire County Council (DCC) are responsible for civil enforcement. DCC Civil Enforcement Officers (previously known as Parking Wardens) are responsible for enforcement, for example where vehicles are parked on double and single yellow lines and on dropped kerbs impeding access (responsibility shared with the police) – you could share examples of parking on single and double lines etc with DCC via contact.centre@derbyshire.gov.uk. The police are responsible for other enforcement e.g. where there is parking on double white lines; where parking is causing an obstruction – for example, pavements with no parking restrictions, or dangerous parking at other sites where there are no restrictions in place e.g. bends, brows of hills and junctions; parking on dropped kerb access (responsibility shared with Civil Enforcement Officers). You can contact the police about illegal parking through: