Skylark Barn Norris Hill Farm Blackfordby Lane Moira Swadlincote Derby DE12 6EZ Data via plota.co.uk

25/01373/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of land for the keeping of horses. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
3 Oct 2025
✓
Validated
12 Nov 2025
✓
Consultation
19 Dec 2025
✓
Approved
29 Jan 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
29 May 2026

Approved on 29 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Mease SAC
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Moira built-up area; Priority habitat about 39 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 8 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 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 2

Last sold for £575,000 in January 2021. Terraced house, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

28 January 2021£575,000
29 August 2019£450,000Other property. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
DE12 6EZ
Received
3 Oct 2025
Validated
12 Nov 2025
Ward
Blackfordby
Parish
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Feb 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
29 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 29 May 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6004323 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Stock Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 78 days from validation, 12 days slower than North West Leicestershire's median of 66 for full applications. Approved, as 97% of full applications here are.

40%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
346decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by North West Leicestershire in the last twelve months, from validation. North West Leicestershire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14381129
Planning Portal ref
PP-14381129
Neighbours
14 Nov 2025
Consultation
19 Dec 2025
Comments by
28 Jan 2026
Site or press notice
22 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
7 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
North West Leicestershire
Planning Authority Score
4.6/10
Below average
#170 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

North West Leicestershire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #211 out of 296. 51% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North West Leicestershire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #23 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #38 of 296
55%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #211 of 296
51%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #231 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
82 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
38 decided
555
Total decisions
25 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.