Loom Cottage, 68 Penn Street, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 1GH Data via plota.co.uk

Pending Consideration AVA/2026/0672

Extensions & alterations

Council

Amber Valley 7.3/10

Date received

19 Oct 2026

Date validated

10 Nov 2026

Postcode

DE56 1GH

Description

Replacement of felt flat roof with EPDM flat roof Data via plota.co.uk

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Last checked 10 Nov 2026, 19:25

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 27 Dec 2026 and 4 Jan 2027, from Amber Valley's recent extensions.

Day 1 of the 56-day target. Amber Valley usually decides extensions by day 51.

prediction

Day 155 days to the 56-day target

65%decided within 8 weeks

99%approved

297decided 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 8

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.

Historic England ↗

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.

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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

Radon affected area, class 4; Local nature reserve 457 m away: Belper Parks; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Belper built-up area; National infrastructure project 1995 m away: Chesterfield to Willington, at pre-application.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 10 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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 £220,000 in December 2016. Detached house, freehold.

2 December 2016£220,000

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

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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. View full council performance

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