3 New Road Holymoorside Chesterfield S42 7EW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00409/CUPDMA - CHANGE OF USE CLASS E TO C3 Refused

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed Change of Use from shop to one bedroom bungalow Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
21 May 2026
✓
Validated
29 May 2026
✗
Refused
22 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 22 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Holymoorside built-up area; Green belt about 18 m away: South and West Yorkshire; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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, 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

Application type
CHANGE OF USE CLASS E TO C3
Postcode
S42 7EW
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
29 May 2026
Ward
Brampton And Walton Ward
Parish
Holymoorside And Walton Parish
Case officer
Show
Decision
REFUSED
Decision date
22 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Orange Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 29 days faster than North East Derbyshire's median of 83 for new homes. Refused, as 28% of new homes here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
34decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by North East Derbyshire in the last twelve months, from validation. North East Derbyshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
North East Derbyshire
Planning Authority Score
4.6/10
Below average
#168 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

North East Derbyshire ranks #166 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North East Derbyshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #89 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #133 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #166 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #181 of 296
87%
Minor dwellings approved
45 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
28 decided
532
Total decisions
42 refused in the year to March 2026