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CHE/25/00353/OUT - Outline Application Approved

Proposal

Outline application for the demolition of existing building and re-development for residential use Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 May 2025
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Validated
4 Jul 2025
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Approved
23 Jul 2026

Approved on 23 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Chesterfield Planning Committee on 1 Dec 2025.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the site is suitable for housing, with flooding, biodiversity and drainage matters controlled by survey requirements and conditions.
  • A local resident objected over privacy, character, traffic, flooding, mining risks and environmental health matters.
  • The committee upheld the officer recommendation and delegated approval subject to a satisfactory protected species survey and conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, objection, committee discussion, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Chesterfield's committee minutes of 1 Dec 2025.

Documents 29

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Chesterfield built-up area; Flood defence 40 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 30 year flood).
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 1 November 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area92 m² (990 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (60 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached bungalow, 5 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2017, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Outline Application
Postcode
S40 2EP
Received
26 May 2025
Validated
4 Jul 2025
Ward
Rother
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Jul 2026
Decision
Conditional permission
Decision date
23 Jul 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Jump Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 384 days from validation, 310 days slower than Chesterfield's median of 74 for outline applications. Approved, as 61% of outline applications here are.

38%decided within 8 weeks
61%approved
13%go to committee

Plota live figures for outline applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent outline applications in Chesterfield to go on. Chesterfield decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
30 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
29 Aug 2025
Env. assessment
No
Chesterfield
Planning Authority Score
1.9/10
Poor
#275 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Chesterfield is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #267 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 56% 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
Chesterfield decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #126 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #201 of 296
40%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #267 of 296
56%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #253 of 296
96%
Minor dwellings approved
25 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
28 decided
345
Total decisions
39 refused in the year to March 2026

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.