Land Adjacent to Broadhey Farm , Diglee Road , Furness Vale , Derbyshire , SK23 7PW Data via plota.co.uk

DET/2025/0013 - Agricultural/Forestry Determination Approved

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed new storage building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jul 2025
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Approved
31 Jul 2025

Approved on 31 Jul 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; National infrastructure project about 715 m away: Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline, at pre-application; Inside the Furness Vale built-up area; Green belt about 18 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; Priority habitat about 16 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 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 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.

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Important details

Council
High Peak
Application type
Agricultural/Forestry Determination
Postcode
SK23 7PW
Received
3 Jul 2025
Validated
3 Jul 2025
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Jul 2025
Decision
Prior Approval is not required
Decision date
31 Jul 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
SJ Design Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 14 days faster than High Peak's median of 42 for prior approvals. Approved, as 65% of prior approvals here are.

88%decided within 8 weeks
65%approved
28decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by High Peak in the last twelve months, from validation. High Peak decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
25 Jul 2025
High Peak
Planning Authority Score
1.2/10
Poor
#287 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

High Peak is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #284 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 73% 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
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High Peak decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #207 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #204 of 296
29%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #284 of 296
73%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #291 of 296
78%
Minor dwellings approved
32 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
18 decided
364
Total decisions
55 refused in the year to March 2026