Rowsley Parish Council chairman Kath Potter raised concerns at a council meeting on Monday that visitors would come to the area to dump their rubbish at the proposed waste site in Darley Dale.

Cllr Potter said she had serious concerns about people from Sheffield bringing their rubbish to the centre, as facilities were not adequate in South Yorkshire.

She added: "Sheffield is one of the worst places in Britain to recycle.
"I read recently that Peak Park authority chair Narendra Bajaria said people living in Sheffield have an amazing natural asset a few minutes away from their homes.

"What is there to stop people driving for a day in the Peak District and bringing their rubbish, it is just a few minutes away.

"People are going to be enjoying a trip through Chatsworth and dump their rubbish – and this is going to exacerbate the traffic situation
on Chatsworth Road."

Plans for the two-acre tip, on land off Harrison Way, are expected to be submitted later this year and would mean residents can get rid of televisions, fridges, furniture and garden waste free of charge.

A spokesman for Derbyshire County Council said Sheffield City Council had five household waste recycling centres.

She added: "Sheffield's Shirecliffe centre is close to the Derbyshire border near Dronfield. It accepts a wide range of items including paper, glass, plastics, cans, furniture, green waste, metal and electrical goods.

"If plans for the Northwood centre go ahead we wouldn't generally anticipate visitors from Sheffield.

"We would expect a small increase in traffic on the A6 – around four percent which would mean around 300 more vehicles on an average day.

"At least 10,000 vehicles use this road every day and it could comfortably take this small increase in traffic."