Derwent Valley Mills - World Heritage Site

Management Plan [pdf 2,262 kb]

Appendix 2 Structure Plan Policy [pdf 8 kb]

Appendix 4 Designations [pdf 33kb]

Appendix 6 Local Biodiversity Action Plan [ pdf 28 kb]

Appendix 7 Buildings at Risk [ pdf 32 kb]

Appendix 8 Transportation Report [pdf 66 kb]

Appendix 9 Integrated Transportation Study [pdf 106 kb]

Appendix 15 Glossary and Abbreviations [pdf 13 kb]

Appendix 17 A Cultural Landscape [pdf 22 kb]

The Management Plan looks at the main issues affecting the site and gives objectives and a programme of actions to ensure a co-ordinated approach and framework to its management. The plan provides the context in which those who live and work occupy or own property in the site or the adjacent buffer zone can participate in, and contribute to, the conservation of the site. Following extensive consultation the plan was adopted in April 2003.

Its overarching mission is:

to conserve the unique and important cultural landscape of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site; to interpret and promote its assets; and to enhance its character, appearance and economic well-being in a sustainable manner.

The Management Plan identifies 6 strategic aims and sets out specific objectives and actions to meet these aims.

The Aims are:

1. To identify the key issues affecting the vulnerability of the cultural landscape, opportunities for its enhancement and measures to protect the cultural significance of the site
2. To establish guidelines for the future management of the site, and the buildings and land within it, so that the special character of the cultural landscape is protected and enhanced.
3. To increase public awareness of, and interest in, the site; to realise its full potential as an education and learning resource; and to establish a co-ordinated research framework.
4. To develop an integrated and sustainable approach to meeting the transportation needs of the site.
5. To identify how present and possible future tourism within the site can be developed in an environmentally and economically sustainable way for the benefit of the local economy
6. To provide a common framework in which owners, occupiers, residents, public and voluntary agencies can pursue individual and partnership action plans; and to establish lasting mechanisms for monitoring, co-ordination and consultation.

The DVMWHS Economic Development Plan [SIZE: 21.3 Mb]
This plan sets out a possible template for the economic future of the World Heritage Site. Experts in economics, tourism, transportation and the historic environment have been studying the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, and have identified the means by which the heritage of the valley can be used to strengthen its economy and how the economy can be used to protect its heritage in a mutually beneficial and sustainable way. The study presents a vision for the future with three key aims for economic prosperity:

• Raising the profile of the area.
• Building on existing assets to create a distinctive economic growth zone.
• Strengthening the tourist offer by linking the World Heritage Site to nearby established visitor destinations.

The Derby and Derbyshire Economic Partnership (DDEP) funded the study in order to better understand the potential of the World Heritage Site and its key communities. The Derwent Valley Mills Partnership has now received the study and is in the process of consultation before a decision is made on how best to take the economic development of the World Heritage Site forward, based on the recommendations of the report.

The six chapters of the plan can be downloaded individually. These are:

• Introduction
• Context and baseline assessment
• Vision for the Derwent Valley Mills WHS
• Strategic priorities
• The programmes
• Phased development with estimated costs and outputs

The Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site Economic Development Plan was funded by the:

Economic Development Plan (Presentation June 2005) [SIZE: 2.1 Mb]

THE POTENTIAL of the World Heritage Site is being studied to assess how it can contribute to the economic future of the region.

Consultants have been appointed to create an Economic Development Masterplan (EDM) for the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site which will provide a blueprint for the site’s contribution to economic growth over the coming ten years.

This document was presented by the consultants to the Technical Panel and Development Plan Steering Group as a powerpoint presentation at a meeting held on June 22nd 2005.

The final report is expected later this year. Key objectives for the EDM include:

• providing a ‘baseline statement’ from which an assessment of the area’s current economic role and future potential can be established;
• identifying the role the World Heritage Site will perform in driving the local economy and its potential to support economic regeneration;
• calculating the scale of change and activity appropriate for this universally significant site, across a range of sectors including tourism, transport infrastructure, retail and commercial development.

Funding for this project is coming from the Derby and Derbyshire Economic Partnership, which is keen to understand the potential of the Derwent Valley Mills and the communities surrounding them.

Arts Strategy [SIZE: 290.9 Kb]
A new arts strategy has been produced for the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, encouraging innovation and creativity.