Wren Park Primary School Jackson Avenue Derby DE3 9AY Data via plota.co.uk

25/01605/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of a temporary two-classroom teaching block. Erection of a new block containing four classrooms and a multi use games area (MUGA) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 5 Nov 2025
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Consultation
26 Feb 2026
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Approved
9 Apr 2026

Approved on 9 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

National infrastructure project about 542 m away: A38 Derby Junctions
The site is about 542 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Derby built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 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 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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Important details

Council
Derby
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
DE3 9AY
Received
around 5 Nov 2025
Validated
5 Nov 2025
Ward
Littleover Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
31 Dec 2025
Decision
Approval
Decision date
9 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Lungfish Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 155 days from validation, 99 days slower than Derby's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 89% of full applications here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
453decided in the last year

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

Public comments

3comments received
3 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

62 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
6 Nov 2025
Consultation
26 Feb 2026
Comments by
12 Mar 2026
Derby
Planning Authority Score
2.2/10
Poor
#266 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Derby is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #253 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 60% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Derby decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #98 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #172 of 296
45%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #253 of 296
60%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #268 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
47 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
84 decided
944
Total decisions
87 refused in the year to March 2026