Preparations for the new A6 roundabout on Fairfield Common have been given the green light. 

The building work will take place between May and October with utility diversion work, alterations to the golf course and some tree felling taking place between now and the May start date. 

It comes after High Peak Borough Council secured funding from Homes England’s Housing Infrastructure Fund to build the roundabout to provide access to two new housing sites. 

Council Leader, Councillor Anthony Mckeown, said: “The construction of the roundabout is key to opening up the housing sites at Hogshaw and Waterswallows which form part of the adopted Local Plan. 

“We are now in the position to start the work necessary to prepare the site for the main construction work to begin. 

“We understand that people will want to know what this means in terms of the programme of work and how this might affect them and the journeys they make. We are working with the County Council to minimise, as much as possible, traffic delays during the works. 

“We are committed to ensuring we keep everyone informed throughout the various stages of this project and we’ll be updating our website and our Facebook and Twitter accounts in good time so that information about any changes is available before they happen, and people can plan ahead.” 

The removal of nine mature tree will see temporary traffic lights will be in place from Tuesday 1 to Friday 4 March. This work has been timed to avoid the bird nesting season. 

A plan showing which trees will need to come down is available together with a landscape plan showing replacement planting around the roundabout on the Council’s website www.highpeak.gov.uk/FairfieldCommonRoundabout. 

Alterations to the golf course, will start soon and are expected to take around two months. 

Utility diversions will start in mid-March when Openreach will be on site for six weeks followed by Cadent who will start their eight-week programme in the middle of May. 

Some traffic management measures will be in place whilst these works are carried out and people are advised to plan their trips and allow extra time for travel.

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