 The village is located in the Peak District National Park |
A plan for dozens of new homes in the Peak District in Derbyshire is being opposed by countryside campaigners. The planned development in Eyam would turn abandoned wasteland around the former Glebe Mine into 27 houses.
The Campaign to Protect Rural England say the new houses will intrude on the character of the area.
But some local residents support the plan, which they say will clean up the wasteland around the former mine. A park authority has supported the plan.
The issue will be discussed again at a meeting on Friday.
Clinton White, who works for Glebe Mines, said: "The designs fit very well with the character of the village - and there has been a lot of consultation with the Peak District National Park to achieve that aim."
He said the mine closed in the 1960s, but the wasteland it left behind has not been cleaned up.
The new plans set aside 10 homes for younger, low-income residents and also include a car park and sports facility.
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