Land Off Dunston Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9RL Data via plota.co.uk

CHE/26/00555/DOC Awaiting decision

Proposal

Discharge of Condition 18 (Coal mining site investigations) of application CHE/21/00549/OUT- Outline planning application all matters reserved except for access for up to 500 dwellings, local centre (Class E use and Sui Generis:hot food takeaway and public house/restaurant uses) approx. 0.4HA), land reserved for a 1 FE primary school (approx. 1HA), drainage, infrastructure, two primary vehicular accesses into the site to serve the residential development from Dunston Road and Dunston Lane via the Skylarks res.devpt, together with assoc. provision of landscaping, public open space, walking and cycling links and the reinstatement of the former cricket pitch and assoc. facilities with vehicular access from Dunston Road… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

Important details

Postcode
S41 9RL
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Chesterfield
Planning Authority Score
1.9/10
Poor
#275 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Chesterfield is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #267 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 56% 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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Chesterfield decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #126 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #201 of 296
40%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #267 of 296
56%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #253 of 296
96%
Minor dwellings approved
25 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
28 decided
345
Total decisions
39 refused in the year to March 2026