Acres Farm, 15 Belper Road, Kilburn, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 0LR Data via plota.co.uk

Pending PDR/2026/0029

Council

Amber Valley 7.3/10

Date received

30 Jul 2026

Date validated

30 Jul 2026

Postcode

DE56 0LR

Description

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use and conversion of an existing agricultural building to form a dwellinghouse Data via plota.co.uk

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Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 02:23

Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 71.

Day 71, past the statutory target. 100% of prior approvals in Amber Valley are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 29 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.

predicted

Day 7115 days past the 56-day target

100%decided within 8 weeks

87%approved

15decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 7

Green belt: Derby and Nottingham

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

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; National infrastructure project about 61 m away: Chesterfield to Willington, at pre-application; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Belper built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 6 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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Amber Valley

Planning Authority Score

7.3/10

Good

#50 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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

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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