Hillsboro House, The Butts, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 1HX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
This application involves proposed work to be carried out on the rear garden of Hillsboro House, The Butts, Belper. The property has been empty for some time and is owned by Dickon Clarke, 24 The Butts, Belper. The rear garden is in an extremely poor state which has led to complaints regarding overgrown hedges, trees & shrubbery. The intention of the owner is to tidy all the rear garden which involves the application for some small removals and then carry out re-planting when the garden has been updated. 1. Removal of a small Rowan tree growing within a retaining wall and causing significant damage 2. 30% reduction of a medium sized Horse Chestnut tree to remove away from overhead BT lines 3. Removal of 3 small self setting Holly trees growing through the patio also positioned close to overhead BT lines 4. Removal of a small Monkey Puzzle tree 5. Removal of small/medium Leylandii trees in a poor state of health, situated in a corner of the garden which seeks to bring more light to assist other plants and shrubs to be planted in the garden. There is a large Hornbeam tree in the garden with no plans to carry out any work on this and there is for information, proposed work to be carried out on the boundary privet hedge that has been worked on before. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 14 Oct 2025 · Last checked 17 Oct 2026
Site constraints 9
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- 48 mAlmshousesGrade II
- 55 mChurch of St John the BaptistGrade II
- 109 m43 and 45, Park SideGrade II
- 122 m12 and 14, Lander Lane and 1 The ButtsGrade II
Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, 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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From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Amber Valley
- Postcode
- DE56 1HX
- Received
- 17 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 17 Sept 2025
- Ward
- Belper East
- Case officer
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- Decision date
- 14 Oct 2025
- Applicant
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- Agent
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Decided in 27 days from validation, 30 days faster than Amber Valley's median of 57 for full applications. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.
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Amber Valley is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #74 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
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