LAND AT , Crossings Road , Chapel-En-Le-Frith , Derbyshire , Data via plota.co.uk

HPK/2025/0447 - Outline - Small-scale MAJOR apps Approved at committee

Approved at planning committee on 20 April 2026, subject to a legal agreement. The council issues its decision notice once the agreement is signed.

Proposal

Outline application for up to 180 dwellings, public open space and associated works (all matters reserved except access) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Nov 2025
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Validated
17 Nov 2025
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Committee
20 Apr 2026
Decision notice
Not issued yet

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 30 Oct 2026; it is now day 347.

The consultation period closed on 20 Mar 2026.

Planning committee

Decided by High Peak Development Control Committee on 20 Apr 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because housing, affordable homes and other benefits outweighed the acknowledged landscape and visual harm.
  • Residents and consultees raised concerns about countryside loss, landscape, highways, drainage, infrastructure, ecology and heritage.
  • The committee approved the application as set out in the report, after hearing an objector’s representative and the agent.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of High Peak's committee minutes of 20 Apr 2026.

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; National infrastructure project about 694 m away: Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline, at pre-application; Inside the Chapel-en-le-Frith 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 8 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.

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Important details

Council
High Peak
Application type
Outline - Small-scale MAJOR apps
Received
13 Nov 2025
Validated
17 Nov 2025
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Feb 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Emery Planning

Decision outlook

Day 347, past the statutory target. 44% of outline applications in High Peak are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.

Day 347256 days past the 91-day target
12%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
54decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
19 Nov 2025
Comments by
20 Mar 2026
Committee
20 Apr 2026
High Peak
Planning Authority Score
1.2/10
Poor
#287 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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