Polygon Centre, Church Street, Alfreton, DE55 7AH Data via plota.co.uk

2026/4544/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Application Approved

Proposal

Works to trees within protected areas A7 and W8 as set out in Tree Survey Report dated 05/05/2026,comprising:, 1 x Common oak - Monitor all growth to the tree around the line area within this trees crown. Remove deadwood. (Report ref 12), Self-Set Trees within shrubbery area - prune back (Report ref 13), 1 x Mixed tree - prune (Report ref 14), 1 x Common Yew - Lift 6 metres over cars and garage building (Report ref 15), Mixed trees within boundary hedgerow - Cut back all branches and vegetation from basket ball court (Report ref 18), Trees within spinney plantation area - Cut back all branches and vegetation from basket ball court (Report ref 21), 1 x Common Oak - Reduce lower bough limbs over path, courts and parking to reduce risk of failure. Remove deadwood (Report ref 22), 1 x Common Oak - Reduce lower bough limbs over path, courts and parking to reduce risk of failure. Remove deadwood (Report ref 23) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 May 2026
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Validated
13 May 2026
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Approved
19 May 2026

Approved on 19 May 2026 · Last checked 26 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Alfreton conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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 ↗
12 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Barn Adjoining Number 16, Grade II, about 35 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 11 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 838 m away: Chesterfield to Willington, at pre-application; Inside the Alfreton 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 18 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.

Building

Floor area651 m² (7,007 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (asset rating 132)
UseNon-residential Institutions: Community/Day Centre
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Tree Preservation Order Application
Postcode
DE55 7AH
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Parish
Alfreton
Case officer
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Decision
TPO: Consent Granted
Decision date
19 May 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 6 days from validation, 6 days faster than Derbyshire County Council's median of 12 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 89% of tree and landscaping works here are.

90%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
129decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Derbyshire County Council in the last twelve months, from validation. Derbyshire County Council decision record →

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.