The Orchards, Makeney Road, Makeney, Milford, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 0RS Data via plota.co.uk

Approved AVA/2026/0037
Extensions & alterations
Council
Amber Valley 7.3/10
Date received
22 Jan 2026
Date validated
29 Jan 2026
Decision date
27 Feb 2026
Postcode
DE56 0RS

Description

Infill under porch roof and modify existing door/window openings Data via plota.co.uk

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How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 16 days faster than Amber Valley's median of 45 for extensions. Approved, as 100% of extensions here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
99decided in the last year

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

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 8

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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World heritage site: Derwent Valley Mills
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Belper and Milford 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Makeney Yard, Grade II, 40 m away · 2 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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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; National infrastructure project 1436 m away: Chesterfield to Willington, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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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23 Jul 2026Pending

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Historical activity at this location

29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Removal of several trees
TRE/2025/0786
2025 Approved
Removal of several trees
TRE/2025/0786
2016 Approved
Remove three conifer trees.
TRE/2016/0130
2016 Approved
Remove three conifer trees.
TRE/2016/0130
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
The Coachhouse And The Gatehouse Makeney Road Makeney Milford Belper Derbyshire
Variation of condition 3 of AVA/2024/0425 to allow the age group of children to be accomm…
AVA/2025/0749
2025 Approved
The Coachhouse And The Gatehouse Makeney Road Makeney Milford Belper Derbyshire
Variation of condition 3 of AVA/2024/0425 to allow the age group of children to be accomm…
AVA/2025/0749
2024
The Coachhouse And The Gatehouse Makeney Road Makeney Milford Belper Derbyshire
Change of use to from C3 dwellinghouse to C2 childrens home (may affect the setting of a…
AVA/2024/0425
2024
The Coachhouse And The Gatehouse Makeney Road Makeney Milford Belper Derbyshire
Change of use to from C3 dwellinghouse to C2 childrens home (may affect the setting of a…
AVA/2024/0425
2022 Withdrawn
The Gatehouse Makeney Road Makeney Milford Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RS
Erection of three holiday pods (This proposal may affect the setting of a listed building…
AVA/2022/1034
2022 Withdrawn
The Gatehouse Makeney Road Makeney Milford Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RS
Erection of three holiday pods (This proposal may affect the setting of a listed building…
AVA/2022/1034
2023 Approved
1 Makeney Yard Makeney Road Makeney Milford Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RS
Listed building consent for removal of roof tiles and replace with existing tiles or like…
AVA/2023/0128
2023 Approved
1 Makeney Yard Makeney Road Makeney Milford Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RS
Listed building consent for removal of roof tiles and replace with existing tiles or like…
AVA/2023/0128
2022 Approved
1 Knoll Top Makeney Road Makeney Milford Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RS
Proposed single storey side extension to form orangery with patio deck
AVA/2022/1076
2022 Approved
1 Knoll Top Makeney Road Makeney Milford Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RS
Proposed single storey side extension to form orangery with patio deck
AVA/2022/1076
2022 Approved
6 Makeney Terrace Makeney Road Makeney Milford Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RS
Listed building consent to replace three external windows. Convert external WC to store…
AVA/2022/0210
2022 Approved
6 Makeney Terrace Makeney Road Makeney Milford Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RS
Listed building consent to replace three external windows. Convert external WC to store…
AVA/2022/0210
2021 Approved
Schiermonnikoog Cottage Makeney Road Makeney Milford Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RS
Demolition of existing dwelling. Construction of new replacement detached dwelling, alter…
AVA/2021/0743
2021 Approved
Schiermonnikoog Cottage Makeney Road Makeney Milford Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RS
Demolition of existing dwelling. Construction of new replacement detached dwelling, alter…
AVA/2021/0743
2020 Approved
7 Makeney Terrace Makeney Road Makeney Milford Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RS
Listed building consent for fitting of external gas and electric meter boxes.
AVA/2020/0790
2020 Approved
7 Makeney Terrace Makeney Road Makeney Milford Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RS
Listed building consent for fitting of external gas and electric meter boxes.
AVA/2020/0790
2020 Approved
4 Makeney Yard Makeney Road Makeney Milford Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RS
Listed building consent for demolition of existing rear lean to kitchen and outbuildings…
AVA/2020/0779
2020 Approved
4 Makeney Yard Makeney Road Makeney Milford Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RS
Demolition of existing rear lean to kitchen and outbuildings and the construction of a si…
AVA/2020/0769
2020 Approved
4 Makeney Yard Makeney Road Makeney Milford Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RS
Listed building consent for demolition of existing rear lean to kitchen and outbuildings…
AVA/2020/0779
2020 Approved
4 Makeney Yard Makeney Road Makeney Milford Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RS
Demolition of existing rear lean to kitchen and outbuildings and the construction of a si…
AVA/2020/0769
2016 Approved
1 Makeney Terrace Makeney Road Makeney Milford Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RS
Replacement of existing windows with new traditional flush casement windows with putty po…
AVA/2016/0840
2016 Approved
7 Makeney Terrace Makeney Road Makeney Milford Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RS
Fell cherry and two Norway spruce trees.
TRE/2016/0041
2016 Approved
7 Makeney Terrace Makeney Road Makeney Milford Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RS
Fell cherry and two Norway spruce trees.
TRE/2016/0041
2016 Refused
1 Makeney Terrace Makeney Road Makeney Milford Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RS
Replacement of existing windows with new, traditional flush casement windows with heritag…
AVA/2016/0069
2016 Refused
1 Makeney Terrace Makeney Road Makeney Milford Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RS
Replacement of existing windows with new, traditional flush casement windows with heritag…
AVA/2016/0069
Amber Valley
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#50 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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