2024
Approved
Conversion of the existing Butchers Arms Public House (Sui Generis) to provide one four-b…
Butchers Arms, Four Lane Ends, Oakerthorpe, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7LN Data via plota.co.uk
AVA/2026/0657
Pending Consideration
Proposal
Conversion of existing Public House & Construction of 3no. detached dwellings along with associated works. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
12 Oct 2026
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Validated
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Dec 2026
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 8 Dec 2026 and 18 Dec 2026, from Amber Valley's recent changes of use.
Site constraints 5
Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Local nature reserve 397 m away: Oakerthorpe; National infrastructure project 688 m away: Chesterfield to Willington, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site
Checked on 17 October 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.
Building
Floor area326 m² (3,509 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 69)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2022, 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
- DE55 7LN
- Received
- 12 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Crich & South Wingfield
- Case officer
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Decision outlook
Day 15 of the 56-day target. Amber Valley usually decides changes of use by day 64.
Day 1549 days to the predicted decision (day 64)
42%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
47decided in the last year
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Amber Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Amber Valley decision record →
Historical activity at this location
18 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2024
Approved
Conversion of the existing Butchers Arms Public House (Sui Generis) to provide one four-b…
2024
Approved
Retention of existing Public House (Sui Generis) and erection of two three-bedroom dwelli…
2024
Approved
Retention of existing Public House (Sui Generis) and erection of two three-bedroom dwelli…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2022
Approved
Wessington Lodge Chesterfield Road Oakerthorpe Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 7LN
Variation of condition 20 of AVA/2021/1343 to allow for restricted opening windows to the…
2022
Approved
Wessington Lodge Chesterfield Road Oakerthorpe Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 7LN
Variation of condition 20 of AVA/2021/1343 to allow for restricted opening windows to the…
2021
Approved
Land At Chesterfield Road Farm Chesterfield Road Oakerthorpe Alfreton Derbyshire
Reserved matters application following the approval of AVA/2018/1167 for the erection of…
2021
Approved
Land At Chesterfield Road Farm Chesterfield Road Oakerthorpe Alfreton Derbyshire
Reserved matters application following the approval of AVA/2018/1167 for the erection of…
2021
Withdrawn
Dale Lodge Dale Hill Oakerthorpe Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 7LN
Proposed Agricultural Equipment / Feed Store
2021
Withdrawn
Dale Lodge Dale Hill Oakerthorpe Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 7LN
Proposed Agricultural Equipment / Feed Store
2018
Approved
Land At Chesterfield Road Farm Chesterfield Road Oakerthorpe Alfreton Derbyshire
Outline application with All Matters Reserved for demolition of barns and development of…
2018
Approved
Land At Chesterfield Road Farm Chesterfield Road Oakerthorpe Alfreton Derbyshire
Outline application with All Matters Reserved for demolition of barns and development of…
2018
Approved
Clarendon Chesterfield Road Oakerthorpe Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 7LN
Single storey rear and side extension along with associated alterations
2018
Approved
Clarendon Chesterfield Road Oakerthorpe Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 7LN
Single storey rear and side extension along with associated alterations
2017
Approved
Greenfields Chesterfield Road Oakerthorpe Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 7LN
First floor side extension
2017
Approved
Greenfields Chesterfield Road Oakerthorpe Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 7LN
First floor side extension
2016
Approved
Clarendon Chesterfield Road Oakerthorpe Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 7LN
Proposed construction of detached double garage. Resiting of vehicular access. Increasing…
2016
Approved
Clarendon Chesterfield Road Oakerthorpe Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 7LN
Proposed construction of detached double garage. Resiting of vehicular access. Increasing…
Amber Valley
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#50 of 296 councils
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Householder decisions
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.
More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Amber Valley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #6 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #9 of 296
75%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #74 of 296
41%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #157 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
77 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
96%
Change of use approved
48 decided
657
Total decisions
26 refused in the year to March 2026
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.
Freehold owner: 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.
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