15 Chapel Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EH Data via plota.co.uk

DMPA/2026/0209 Approved

Proposal

Replacement of front door with timber door, front windows with timber-replica uPVC windows, rear first floor window with uPVC window, rear ground floor window and door with uPVC French doors at Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Feb 2026
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Validated
14 Jul 2026
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Approved
8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Melbourne Baptist Church
List entry 1334632 · 26 m away · 9 more listed buildings within 150 m (9 Grade II)
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Historic England ↗
Melbourne conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Scheduled monument 249 m away: Melbourne Castle fortified manor and earlier medieval manorial remains; Inside the Melbourne (South Derbyshire) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £85,000 in September 2019. Terraced house, freehold.

27 September 2019£85,000

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

Building

Floor area39 m² (420 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (23 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 2 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingRoom heaters, coal
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2019, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Postcode
DE73 8EH
Received
16 Feb 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
245decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by South Derbyshire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Derbyshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
24 Jul 2026
Comments by
25 Aug 2026
South Derbyshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#101 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Derbyshire ranks #177 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Derbyshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #46 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #42 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #177 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #132 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
86 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
29 decided
605
Total decisions
34 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.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.