1 Matlock Drive Inkersall Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3EF Data via plota.co.uk

CHE/26/00155/OUT - Outline Application Approved

Proposal

Outline planning permission for one dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Mar 2026
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Validated
13 Mar 2026
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Committee
15 Jun 2026
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Approved
15 Jun 2026

Approved on 15 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Chesterfield Planning Committee on 15 Jun 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the outline proposal was acceptable in principle, subject to conditions.
  • Residents raised concerns about a possible two-storey house, construction disruption, funding, birds and garden land.
  • Members upheld the officer recommendation and granted permission subject to the reported conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed dwelling, site context, officer assessment, local concerns, committee discussion and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Chesterfield's committee minutes of 15 Jun 2026.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Staveley (Chesterfield) 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 11 September 2026. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £180,000 in September 2022. Detached house, freehold.

2 September 2022£180,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Outline Application
Postcode
S43 3EF
Received
9 Mar 2026
Validated
13 Mar 2026
Ward
Staveley South
Parish
Staveley Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
8 May 2026
Decision
Conditional permission
Decision date
15 Jun 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Derbyshire Building Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 94 days from validation, 37 days slower than Chesterfield's median of 57 for outline applications. Approved, as 57% of outline applications here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
57%approved
9%go to committee

Plota live figures for outline applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent outline applications in Chesterfield to go on. Chesterfield decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
15 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Chesterfield
Planning Authority Score
1.9/10
Poor
#275 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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.