2024
Approved
Demolition of existing conservatories and replacement with single storey extension to ext…
Horsley Lodge, Smalley Mill Road, Horsley, Derby, Derbyshire, DE21 5BL Data via plota.co.uk
Pending
AVA/2026/0210
Description
Replacement of existing single storey driving range building with golf academy providing 45 driving range bays, 2 double teaching bays, 1 single teaching bay, 20 double hospitality lounges, 5 single hospitality lounges, relocated pro-shop, kitchen, café, bar area and roof terrace & partial relocation and expansion of the existing parking to provide 10 additional car parking spaces & associated landscaping (May potentially be a Departure from Local Plan and may affect Public Rights of Way) Data via plota.co.uk
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Decision outlook
Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 175.
Day 175, past the statutory target. 82% of full applications in Amber Valley are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.
Day 175119 days past the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
93,033decided in the last year
Plota live figures for full applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent full applications in Amber Valley to go on. Amber Valley decision record →
Site constraints 9
Green belt: Derby and Nottingham
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Horsley 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.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; National infrastructure project: Chesterfield to Willington, at pre-application; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Horsley (Amber Valley) built-up area; Priority habitat about 14 m away: Traditional orchard; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site
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 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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2024
Approved
Demolition of existing conservatories and replacement with single storey extension to ext…
Amber Valley
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#50 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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