23 Dairy House Road Derby DE23 8HN Data via plota.co.uk

26/00514/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use from a six occupant house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4) to an eight bedroom (eight occupant) house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Apr 2026
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Consultation
22 Apr 2026
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Committee
16 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Jun 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 5 Oct 2026; it is now day 166. The consultation period closed on 22 May 2026.

Planning committee

Decided by Derby Planning Control Committee on 16 Jul 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • The application sought to change a six-occupant shared house into an eight-bedroom, eight-occupant house in multiple occupation.
  • A councillor called in the application, and a 40-signature petition against it had been received and circulated to the committee.
  • The committee resolved to grant planning permission for the reasons and with the conditions set out in the report.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, the petition against it, and the committee's decision to approve. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Derby's committee minutes of 16 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Registered park or garden about 221 m away: Derby Arboretum; Inside the Derby built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £125,000 in November 2013. Terraced house, freehold.

13 November 2013£125,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Derby
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
DE23 8HN
Received
22 Apr 2026
Validated
22 Apr 2026
Ward
Arboretum Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Jun 2026
Applicant
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Agent
AK Innovative Design Solution Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 166, past the statutory target. 81% of changes of use in Derby are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 29 Sept 2026.

Day 166110 days past the 56-day target
52%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
105decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Derby in the last twelve months, from validation. Derby decision record →

Public comments

3comments received
3 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
23 Apr 2026
Consultation
22 Apr 2026
Comments by
22 May 2026
Committee
16 Jul 2026
Derby
Planning Authority Score
2.2/10
Poor
#266 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Derby is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #253 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 60% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Derby decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #98 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #172 of 296
45%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #253 of 296
60%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #268 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
47 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
84 decided
944
Total decisions
87 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.