2 Ling Road Walton Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3HS Data via plota.co.uk

CHE/25/00902/HOU - Householder Approved

Proposal

Proposed detached garage to front of property Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Dec 2025
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Validated
11 Dec 2025
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Approved
27 Jan 2026

Approved on 27 Jan 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Chesterfield Planning Committee on 26 Jan 2026.

Approved

Against officer advice: officers had recommended refusal.

  • Officers advised refusal because the garage’s scale, layout and prominent position would harm the area’s character and appearance.
  • A neighbour supported retaining the hedge but raised concerns about the building line, appearance and vehicle manoeuvring.
  • Members voted 7–3, with one abstention, to reject the officer recommendation and grant permission subject to conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, public comments, committee debate, vote and decision with conditions.

Source: Plota analysis of Chesterfield's committee minutes of 26 Jan 2026.

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.
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.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Chesterfield built-up area; Green belt 76 m away: South and West Yorkshire; Priority habitat 42 m away: Traditional orchard.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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 3

Last sold for £240,000 in July 2021. Detached house, freehold.

29 July 2021£240,000
7 September 2012£171,000
18 October 1999£67,500

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

Building

Floor area88 m² (947 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (66 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Householder
Postcode
S40 3HS
Received
9 Dec 2025
Validated
11 Dec 2025
Ward
Walton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Feb 2026
Decision
Conditional permission
Decision date
27 Jan 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 9 days faster than Chesterfield's median of 56 for householder applications. Approved, as 90% of householder applications here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
146decided in the last year

Plota live figures for householder applications decided by Chesterfield in the last twelve months, from validation. Chesterfield decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
7 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No
Chesterfield
Planning Authority Score
1.9/10
Poor
#275 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Chesterfield is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #267 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 56% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Chesterfield decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #126 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #201 of 296
40%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #267 of 296
56%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #253 of 296
96%
Minor dwellings approved
25 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
28 decided
345
Total decisions
39 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.

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.