2025
Approved
129 Derby Road Duffield Belper Derbyshire DE56 4FQ
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed single storey lean…
BENZ BAVARIAN LTD, 109 Derby Road, Duffield, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 4FQ Data via plota.co.uk
Pending
AVA/2026/0575
Description
Outline application for the change of use of 2 buildings currently in use as a car dealership to dwellinghouses and erection of 6 dwellinghouses Data via plota.co.uk
Last checked
Decision outlook
Plota predicts a decision around 2 Nov 2026, from recent full applications across the UK.
Day 8 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide full applications by day 56.
Day 848 days to the 56-day target
61%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
55,636decided in the last year
Plota live figures for full applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent full applications in Amber Valley to go on. Amber Valley decision record →
Site constraints 4
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.
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Also on the record
Inside the Duffield built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 12 September 2026. 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.
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Other new applications on this street
15 Jun 2026Pending
Flaxholme Farm, 105 Derby Road, Duffield, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 4FQ
Change of use of existing barn space with single storey extension and associated...
2 Sept 2026Pending
Holy Trinity Church, Derby Road, Milford, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 0RA
Conversion of church to single dwelling, installing new partitions, bathrooms an...
6 Aug 2026Pending
Mill House Farm, 1 Derby Road, Lower Kilburn, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 0NG
Proposed two-storey rear extension to replace an existing single storey extensio...
20 Apr 2026Pending
The Dye House, Milford Mill, Derby Road, Milford, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 0RR
Listed building consent for the installation of internal stud wall, boiler and e...
Historical activity at this location
7 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
129 Derby Road Duffield Belper Derbyshire DE56 4FQ
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed single storey lean…
2023
Approved
The Bungalow 3 Flaxholme Avenue Duffield Belper Derbyshire DE56 4FR
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed new timber framed garage bu…
2023
Approved
The Bungalow 3 Flaxholme Avenue Duffield Belper Derbyshire DE56 4FR
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed new timber framed garage bu…
2023
Duffield Sewage Treatment Works, Bullpit Lane, Duffield, DE56 4FR
Change of use of land to the south west of Duffield sewage treatment works to extend the…
2022
Approved
129 Derby Road Duffield Belper Derbyshire DE56 4FQ
Loft conversion including dormer window to rear elevation
2022
Approved
129 Derby Road Duffield Belper Derbyshire DE56 4FQ
Loft conversion including dormer window to rear elevation
Amber Valley
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#50 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
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.
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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