Birchwood Riding Centre, 140 Birchwood Lane, Somercotes, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 4NE Data via plota.co.uk

AVA/2026/0568 Pending Consideration
New homesTrees & landscaping

Proposal

Reserved matters application pursuant to Outline planning permission for the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of 75 dwellings with landscaping, open space and associated infrastructure Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Sept 2026
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Validated
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 14 Dec 2026, from Amber Valley's recent new homes.

Documents

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Associated applications 2

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    Outlinecouncil archive
    • Reserved mattersFor the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of 75 dwellings with landscaping, open space…This applicationAVA/2026/0568

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 318 m away: Pennytown Ponds; Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Somercotes and Swanwick 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 2 November 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 Mining Remediation Authority, 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.

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Important details

Council
Amber Valley
Postcode
DE55 4NE
Received
4 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Somercotes
Case officer
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Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 65 of the 91-day target. Amber Valley usually decides new homes by day 76.

Day 6526 days to the 91-day target
36%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
48decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Amber Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Amber Valley decision record →

Historical activity at this location

12 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023
Outline planning application for residential development of up to 75 dwellings with assoc…
AVA/2023/0059
2023
Outline planning application for residential development of up to 75 dwellings with assoc…
AVA/2023/0059
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
133A Birchwood Lane Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4NE
Creation of access
AVA/2021/0467
2021 Approved
133A Birchwood Lane Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4NE
Creation of access
AVA/2021/0467
2019 Approved
142 Birchwood Lane Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4NE
2 storey side extension and single storey front extension
AVA/2019/0765
2019 Approved
142 Birchwood Lane Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4NE
2 storey side extension and single storey front extension
AVA/2019/0765
2018 Approved
146 Birchwood Lane Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4NE
Proposed extension to dormer bungalow including solar panels. Proposed drop kerbs to exis…
AVA/2018/0365
2018 Approved
146 Birchwood Lane Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4NE
Proposed extension to dormer bungalow including solar panels. Proposed drop kerbs to exis…
AVA/2018/0365
2017 Approved
158 Birchwood Lane Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4NE
Two storey side extension
AVA/2017/0084
2017 Approved
158 Birchwood Lane Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4NE
Two storey side extension
AVA/2017/0084
2016 Approved
137 Birchwood Lane Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4NE
Proposed loft conversion
AVA/2016/0846
2016 Approved
137 Birchwood Lane Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4NE
Proposed loft conversion
AVA/2016/0846
Amber Valley
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#50 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings