2020
Approved
The Oaklands 569 Lower Somercotes Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4NS
Certificate of lawful development for proposed enlargement of existing single storey anci…
Amber Valley Rugby Club, Lower Somercotes, Somercotes, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 4NQ Data via plota.co.uk
Pending
AVA/2021/0880
Description
Residential development for up to 250 dwellings including landscaping, open space, sustainable urban drainage system, with details of access from Lower Somercotes Road (all matters reserved except means of access). This is a departure to the Development Plan. Data via plota.co.uk
Last checked
Decision outlook
Plota predicted a decision around 20 Oct 2026; it is now day 1901.
Day 1901, past the statutory target. 77% 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 19 Oct 2026.
Day 19011810 days past the 91-day target
52%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
140,201decided 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 4
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. Nearest recorded mine shaft: about 43 m from the postcode pin (reference 443353-005).
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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Somercotes and Swanwick built-up area; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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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Historical activity at this location
6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2020
Approved
The Oaklands 569 Lower Somercotes Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4NS
Certificate of lawful development for proposed enlargement of existing single storey anci…
2018
Approved
10 Bramley Street Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4NR
First floor extension over existing kitchen
2018
Approved
10 Bramley Street Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4NR
First floor extension over existing kitchen
2016
Approved
390A Lower Somercotes Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire
Change of Use of ground floor hairdressing salon (A1) into a bedsit (C3)
2016
Approved
390A Lower Somercotes Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire
Change of Use of ground floor hairdressing salon (A1) into a bedsit (C3)
Amber Valley
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#50 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings
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