7 , Godward Road , New Mills , Derbyshire , SK22 3BU Data via plota.co.uk

HPK/2026/0149 - Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Approved

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed garage conversion and installation of rooflights Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
13 Apr 2026
Approved
12 Jun 2026

Approved on 12 Jun 2026 · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the New Mills 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
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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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Important details

Council
High Peak
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed
Postcode
SK22 3BU
Received
13 Apr 2026
Validated
13 Apr 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Jun 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness - Lawful (Approved)
Decision date
12 Jun 2026
Applicant
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Agent
SJ Design Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 60 days from validation, about the council's usual 62 days. Approved, as 86% of lawful development certificates here are.

32%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
22decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by High Peak in the last twelve months, from validation. High Peak decision record →

High Peak
Planning Authority Score
1.2/10
Poor
#287 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

High Peak is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #284 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 73% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
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High Peak decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #207 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #204 of 296
29%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #284 of 296
73%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #291 of 296
78%
Minor dwellings approved
32 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
18 decided
364
Total decisions
55 refused in the year to March 2026