2017
Approved
T1 Box Elder Maple. Weak union towards lower end of tree. One of the two limbs overhangs…
2 Holly Bush Lane, Makeney, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 0RX Data via plota.co.uk
Pending
AVA/2026/0499
Description
Demolition of the existing garage and the erection of a two-storey side extension, together with the replacement of the existing roof, alterations to external facing materials, associated landscaping works, and the installation of photovoltaic panels and air source heat pump/air conditioning units. Data via plota.co.uk
Last checked
Decision outlook
Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 66.
Day 66, past the statutory target. 94% of extensions in Amber Valley are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 3 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.
Day 6610 days past the 56-day target
77%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
99decided in the last year
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Amber Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. 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.
World heritage site: Derwent Valley Mills
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Public bridleway about 7 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Belper and Milford 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.
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Holly Bush Inn, Grade II, about 37 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 2 with distances
- 37 mThe Holly Bush InnGrade II
- 43 mMile stone in front of Holly Bush InnGrade II
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; National infrastructure project about 1425 m away: Chesterfield to Willington, at pre-application.
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 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £420,000 in October 2025. Detached house, freehold.
27 October 2025£420,000
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
Floor area115 m² (1,238 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (58 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached bungalow, 4 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)
From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2017, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2017
Approved
T1 Box Elder Maple. Weak union towards lower end of tree. One of the two limbs overhangs…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
West View Holly Bush Lane Makeney Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RX
T1 holly tree on front corner of house approximately 6m in height to be removed as it is…
2025
Approved
West View Holly Bush Lane Makeney Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RX
T1 holly tree on front corner of house approximately 6m in height to be removed as it is…
2024
Approved
3 Holly Bush Lane Makeney Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RX
Replacement of existing doors and windows with UPVC to front elevation (may affect the se…
2024
Approved
3 Holly Bush Lane Makeney Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RX
Replacement of existing doors and windows with UPVC to front elevation (may affect the se…
2023
Withdrawn
3 Holly Bush Lane Makeney Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RX
Renovation of single storey bungalow, demolition of multi level garage, utility and store…
2023
Withdrawn
3 Holly Bush Lane Makeney Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RX
Renovation of single storey bungalow, demolition of multi level garage, utility and store…
2020
Approved
West View Holly Bush Lane Makeney Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RX
Rear storey kitchen extension and replacement windows to utility and WC to rear elevation
2020
Approved
West View Holly Bush Lane Makeney Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RX
Rear storey kitchen extension and replacement windows to utility and WC to rear elevation
2019
Approved
MAKENEY LTD Holly Bush Inn Holly Bush Lane Makeney Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RX
Proposed installation of external canopy in enclosed yard at rear of Holly Bush Inn
2019
Approved
MAKENEY LTD Holly Bush Inn Holly Bush Lane Makeney Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RX
Proposed installation of external canopy in enclosed yard at rear of Holly Bush Inn
2018
Approved
MAKENEY LTD Holly Bush Inn Holly Bush Lane Makeney Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RX
Improvement works to cellar to include removal of small stone plinths
2018
Approved
MAKENEY LTD Holly Bush Inn Holly Bush Lane Makeney Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RX
Improvement works to cellar to include removal of small stone plinths
2018
Approved
Makeney Farm Dark Lane Makeney Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RU
T1 - Large Ash tree located to the LHS of the parking area of Makeney Farm House. A large…
2018
Approved
Makeney Farm Dark Lane Makeney Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RU
T1 - Large Ash tree located to the LHS of the parking area of Makeney Farm House. A large…
2018
Approved
Auldwell Holly Bush Lane Makeney Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RX
Replace fascias / soffits and guttering. Install verge trays with UPVC
2018
Approved
Auldwell Holly Bush Lane Makeney Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RX
Replace fascias / soffits and guttering. Install verge trays with UPVC
2017
Approved
MAKENEY LTD Holly Bush Inn Holly Bush Lane Makeney Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RX
Listed building consent for wooden framed shelter (Retrospective)
2017
Approved
MAKENEY LTD Holly Bush Inn Holly Bush Lane Makeney Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RX
Listed building consent for wooden framed shelter (Retrospective)
2017
Approved
Makeney Old Hall Dark Lane Makeney Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RU
T1 & T2 Beech Trees, Crown Raise by 5-6m to reduce impact over neighbours garden.
2017
Approved
Makeney Old Hall Dark Lane Makeney Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RU
T1 & T2 Beech Trees, Crown Raise by 5-6m to reduce impact over neighbours garden.
2017
Approved
MAKENEY LTD Holly Bush Inn Holly Bush Lane Makeney Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RX
Certificate of Lawful Use - Existing - Erection and use of two shelters
2017
Approved
MAKENEY LTD Holly Bush Inn Holly Bush Lane Makeney Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RX
Certificate of Lawful Use - Existing - Erection and use of two shelters
2016
Approved
West View Holly Bush Lane Makeney Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RX
Crown reduce holly, repollard sycamore and acer.
2016
Approved
West View Holly Bush Lane Makeney Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RX
Crown reduce holly, repollard sycamore and acer.
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
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.