26 Danby Avenue Old Whittington Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9NJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of Use of existing 4no bedroom dwellinghouse (C3a Use) to Children's Care Home for up to 2no Children (C2 Use) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 7 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 10 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Chesterfield Planning Committee on 6 Jul 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the use would not materially harm neighbours and highway impacts were acceptable, subject to conditions.
- Representations raised concerns about parking, smoking, staff conduct, safeguarding and possible conflict with a neighbouring children’s home.
- The committee upheld the officer recommendation and granted permission subject to the reported conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Chesterfield's committee minutes of 6 Jul 2026.
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 7
Application forms 1
Site constraints 1
Checked on 11 September 2026. 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 3
Last sold for £134,000 in October 2018. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Chesterfield
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- S41 9NJ
- Received
- 27 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 29 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Whittington
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 24 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Conditional permission
- Decision date
- 7 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- JS Planning Services
How this decision compares
Decided in 69 days from validation, 11 days slower than Chesterfield's median of 58 for full applications. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Chesterfield in the last twelve months, from validation. Chesterfield decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 7 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Chesterfield is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #267 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 56% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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