Eagle Market, Site Of Former Castle And Falcon PH Morledge, East Street And Theatre Walk Derby DE1 2AZ Data via plota.co.uk

25/01315/OUT - Outline Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing Eagle Market building and erection of a mixed-use development (comprising of up to 674 homes, up to 3,066 sqm GIA of commercial space and up to 145 car parking spaces), including residential and commercial floor space (Use Classes C3 and E); public square; servicing; car and cycle parking provision; hard and soft landscaping works; provision of new pedestrian routes; and other associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 19 Aug 2025
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Consultation
20 Nov 2025
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Approved
5 Jun 2026

Approved on 5 Jun 2026 · Planning Control Committee · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Derby Planning Control Committee on 11 Dec 2025.

Approved

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

  • The application proposed demolishing an existing market building for a mixed-use scheme of up to 674 homes, commercial space and car parking.
  • Two update emails from the agent had been received and circulated to the committee.
  • The committee agreed to authorise a Section 106 Agreement and grant permission once it was concluded, for the reasons and conditions in the report.
Read how the committee decided The scheme proposed and the committee's decision to approve. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Derby's committee minutes of 11 Dec 2025.

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.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 1696 m away: A38 Derby Junctions; Inside the Derby built-up area; Air quality management area about 55 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 2 November 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 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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Important details

Council
Derby
Application type
Outline Application
Postcode
DE1 2AZ
Received
around 19 Aug 2025
Validated
19 Aug 2025
Ward
Arboretum Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Nov 2025
Decision
Approval
Decision date
5 Jun 2026
Decision level
Planning Control Committee
Agent
Lichfields

How this decision compares

Decided in 290 days from validation, 216 days slower than Derby'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 Derby to go on. Derby decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
29 Aug 2025
Consultation
20 Nov 2025
Comments by
4 Dec 2025
Committee
11 Dec 2025
Derby
Planning Authority Score
2.2/10
Poor
#266 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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