Bridge Mills, Derby Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, NG10 4QA Data via plota.co.uk

ERE/038703 - Full planning permission Refused

Proposal

Proposed Conversion Of Ground, First, Second And Third Floor Commercial Into 80 (c3) Flats Including A Replacement Roof And New Conservation Roof Lights Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
23 Dec 2025
✓
Validated
16 Mar 2026
✓
Committee
12 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
13 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 13 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Aug 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Erewash Planning Committee on 12 Aug 2026.

Refused

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised refusal because poor amenity, unsafe access, crime risks and harm to the local economy outweighed the housing benefit.
  • The agent supported deferral, citing the sustainable brownfield location and possible reductions to the flats and parking arrangements.
  • Members refused the application in line with the officer recommendation.
Read how the committee decided The proposed conversion, site context, officer assessment, consultation responses, public speaking, committee debate and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Erewash's committee minutes of 12 Aug 2026.

Documents 22

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Long Eaton Lace Factories 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 ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk about 58 m away: Long Eaton Town Centre, Long Eaton; Local nature reserve about 482 m away: Fox Covert; Inside the Long Eaton built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 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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Important details

Council
Erewash
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
NG10 4QA
Received
23 Dec 2025
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Ward
Derby Road East (Historical);Derby Road East
Target decision
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
13 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 150 days from validation, 94 days slower than Erewash's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 28% of changes of use here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
15%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Erewash
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#48 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Erewash ranks #161 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. 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
Erewash decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #54 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #31 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #161 of 296
28%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #44 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
53 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
76%
Change of use approved
17 decided
390
Total decisions
27 refused in the year to March 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.