The developers transforming the old American Adventure site into homes have had to go back to the drawing board. It comes after building inspectors told Avant Homes a section of road would not to be wide enough to allow fire engines to pass.
So inspectors told the company to make suitable changes to the access arrangements. In a statement, Avant Homes said: "Our NHBC Building Inspector has highlighted to us that fire engine access along the private drive serving plots 69 and 70 cannot be achieved.
"They have advised that a fire engine can only be expected to reverse 20m and the hose can reach a maximum distance of 45m. They have recommended that a turning head is provided at the end of the private driveway so that the required hose distance can be achieved."
Read more: The estate where American Adventure theme park once stood
Hundreds of houses are expected to be built in total at the Shipley Lakeside development, in Pit Lane, near Heanor. Some residents have already moved in under earlier phases of the project.
But one plot, which is located between Michael House School and Shipley Hall Cricket Club, has run into problems, with an inspection revealing that current road dimensions would mean fire engines would not be able to navigate a section of road on the estate were there to be a fire on the site.
Officials from Avant Homes have gone back to Amber Valley Borough Council and put forward fresh plans to reposition certain plots to create the space to add a "turning head" to a private driveway. The authority is expected to make a decision on the revisions on October 28.
The site's history can be traced back to Shipley Hall, a country estate recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086. Since then, the area next to Shipley Park has been a colliery, an open cast mine, parkland, and, in 1976, large swathes of Shipley Country Park were set aside for a theme park.
The first attempt to create a such an attraction, Britannia Park, proved unsuccessful after opening in June 1985. It closed after just two-and-a-half months and was replaced in June 1987 by American Adventure. Sadly, the park went into decline years later and was sold on to various companies before closing for good in 2006. One avid fan was unsuccessful with a petition to reopen the theme park.
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