384 Brighton Road Derby DE24 8TF Data via plota.co.uk

26/00228/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use from a dwelling house (Use Class C3) to a five bedroom (five occupant) house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Feb 2026
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Consultation
26 Feb 2026
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Committee
11 Jun 2026
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Approved
18 Jun 2026

Approved on 18 Jun 2026 · Planning Control Committee · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Derby Planning Control Committee on 11 Jun 2026.

Approved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • Officers read out an objection from a councillor before the committee considered the application.
  • The applicant addressed the committee, and members discussed HMO intensity in the area, demand for family housing, and whether the building suited subdivision.
  • The committee resolved to grant planning permission subject to the conditions set out in the report.
Read how the committee decided The objection raised, the debate on HMO intensity, and the committee's decision to approve. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Derby's committee minutes of 11 Jun 2026.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Derby built-up area; Air quality management area about 65 m away: Derby NO2 AQMA No.1: Ring Roads.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £140,000 in March 2016. Terraced house, freehold.

16 March 2016£140,000
18 September 1996£35,500
11 March 1996£29,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Derby
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
DE24 8TF
Received
26 Feb 2026
Validated
26 Feb 2026
Ward
Alvaston North Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Apr 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
18 Jun 2026
Decision level
Planning Control Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Barnab Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 112 days from validation, 56 days slower than Derby's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 86% of changes of use here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
105decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Derby in the last twelve months, from validation. Derby decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
27 Feb 2026
Consultation
26 Feb 2026
Derby
Planning Authority Score
2.2/10
Poor
#266 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Derby is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #253 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 60% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Derby decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #98 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #172 of 296
45%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #253 of 296
60%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #268 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
47 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
84 decided
944
Total decisions
87 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.