19 Dale Road Matlock Derbyshire DE4 3LT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00146/FUL - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Proposed conversion of previous commercial building to 3 no. residential apartments Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
12 Feb 2026
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Validated
21 May 2026
✓
Consultation
22 May 2026
✗
Refused
15 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 15 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Site constraints 10

Matlock Bridge conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Scheduled monument about 98 m away: Matlock Bridge
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Local nature reserve about 212 m away: Matlock Parks
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Matlock built-up area; Flood defence about 43 m from the postcode pin (wall); Priority habitat about 38 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 6 October 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, 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 2

Last sold for £95,000 in March 2024. Other property, leasehold.

28 March 2024£95,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
10 December 2019£250,000Freehold. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
DE4 3LT
Received
12 Feb 2026
Validated
21 May 2026
Ward
Matlock West
Parish
Matlock Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Jul 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
15 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mitchell Proctor
Leaseholder
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 58 days. Refused, as 30% of changes of use here are.

47%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
34decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
22 May 2026
Consultation
22 May 2026
Comments by
18 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
28 May 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Derbyshire Dales
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#110 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Derbyshire Dales ranks #121 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Derbyshire Dales decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #129 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #127 of 296
70%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #121 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #127 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
85 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
100%
Change of use approved
4 decided
486
Total decisions
52 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.

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.