Kennels Unstone House Whittington Lane Unstone Dronfield S18 4DQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00211/FL - FULL APPLICATION pending
Change of useCommercial & major worksCommercial premises

Proposal

Retrospective Application for Change of Use of Land for the purposes of Dog Training and Retention of Kennels, Dog Training Unit and Office. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Mar 2026
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Consultation
24 Mar 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 207.

The consultation period closed on 1 May 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 7

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Green belt about 5 m away: South and West Yorkshire; Inside the Unstone Green built-up area; Flood defence about 40 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 50 year flood); Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Nearby new applications

27 Jul 2026Pending

Alicia Cheetham Avenue Unstone Dronfield S18 4DL

Demolish existing extension and conservatory and build two storey extension

26/00691/FLH

Important details

Council
North East Derbyshire
Application type
FULL APPLICATION
Postcode
S18 4DQ
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Ward
Unstone Ward
Parish
Unstone Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
GraceMachin Planning & Property

Decision outlook

Day 207, past the statutory target. 68% of commercial premises in North East Derbyshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 207151 days past the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
28decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by North East Derbyshire in the last twelve months, from validation. North East Derbyshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14749213
Planning Portal ref
PP-14749213
Consultation
24 Mar 2026
Comments by
1 May 2026
Site or press notice
10 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
11 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
8 Hardhurst Road Unstone Dronfield S18 4DS
Demolition of outhouse and erection of rear single storey extension, terrace and balustra…
23/00910/FLH
2023 Approved
8 Hardhurst Road Unstone Dronfield S18 4DS
Demolition of outhouse and erection of rear single storey extension, terrace and balustra…
23/00910/FLH
2021 Approved
Recreation Ground Whittington Lane Unstone S18 4DQ
Installation of CCTV on a 5 Mtr Altron ACC2BPLA/S tower
21/00907/FL
2021 Approved
Recreation Ground Whittington Lane Unstone S18 4DQ
Installation of CCTV on a 5 Mtr Altron ACC2BPLA/S tower
21/00907/FL
North East Derbyshire
Planning Authority Score
4.6/10
Below average
#168 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

North East Derbyshire ranks #166 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North East Derbyshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #89 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #133 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #166 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #181 of 296
87%
Minor dwellings approved
45 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
28 decided
532
Total decisions
42 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings