Commercial use and two homes at Saltergate Dental Care 115 Saltergate, Chesterfield

Summary of planning committee decision

Decided by Chesterfield Planning Committee on 15 Jun 2026.

CHE/26/00305/FULApproved

What was proposed

The application sought to change a commercial property to mixed commercial and residential use, including two homes.

“CHE/26/00305/FUL Change of use of commercial property to mixed use - commercial and 2no. residential units at Saltergate Dental Care, 115 Saltergate for PS Services London Ltd…”

Officer report

The property

The property was a three-storey detached building with rendered and red-brick walls, slate roofs, a walled garden and rear parking.

“The Principal Planner presented the report explaining the application is a three-storey late Georgian/early Victorian detached property. The front and sides of the main building of property are rendered with a white finish; other walls and the rear offshoot extensions are in red brick. The roof of the main building is a hipped configuration with slate tiles; there are two red brick chimneys with lead flashing. The roof of the rear extension is…”

Minutes

Comments received

No objections had been raised, and site photographs showing the elevations and floor plans were shared with the committee.

“No objections had been raised, and site photos were shared with the Committee showing elevations and floor plans.”

Minutes

Who spoke

The Principal Planner presented the application and read out a letter from the applicant.

The committee vote

Councillor Callan moved, and Councillor Miles seconded, a motion to uphold the officer recommendation.

“The Committee considered the application, and it was moved by Councillor Callan and seconded by Councillor Miles that the officer recommendation be upheld.”

Minutes

The decision

The application was granted subject to the conditions outlined in the officer’s report.

“That the officer recommendation be upheld, and the application be GRANTED, subject to the conditions outlined in the officer’s report.”

Minutes

Councillors at the meeting

The minutes record this decision with no vote against, so each member present for this item is shown as voting for it.

Proposed by Councillor Ian Callan, seconded by Councillor Keith Miles.

Apologies Kate Caulfield Labour, Maureen Davenport Lib Dem, Glenys Falconer Lib Dem

Source: Plota analysis of the council's minutes; parties from the council's list of councillors.

Sources

  • Chesterfield Planning Committee minutes, 15 June 2026
  • Agenda and papers (council website)

Source: Plota analysis of Chesterfield's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.

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At the meeting

Date
Monday 15 June 2026
Committee decided
Approved
Councillors
8Labour 6Lib Dem 2Show votes
Minutes
The council's minutes
Meeting
Agenda and papers (council website)

This committee's year

47 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 2 against officer advice.

Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.

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