The scheme, from BMET Limited, for a water park resort in Crich Quarry – dubbed Amber Rock – was submitted in January 2022 to Derbyshire County Council (DCC) after years of to-ing and fro-ing.

The water at Hoffman Quarry in Derbyshire has been dyed black from its usual bright blue colour, in an attempt to put off visitors. Police compared the site to "Skegness in peak summer" and issued ...