BUXTON OPERA HOUSE , Water Street , Buxton , Derbyshire , SK17 6XN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for Listed Building Consent for - The proposals include a targeted, intrusive Refurbishment and Demolition (R&D) asbestos survey, as well as an intrusive structural survey. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 10 Dec 2025 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by High Peak Development Control Committee on 8 Dec 2025.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval with conditions because the limited sampling would sustain the listed building and conservation area.
- No public comments were received; Buxton Civic Association raised no objection and Historic England had no comments.
- The committee approved the application as set out in the report, with delegated authority for non-substantive wording changes.
Source: Plota analysis of High Peak's committee minutes of 8 Dec 2025.
Site constraints 7
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- 14 mThe ConservatoryGrade II
- 15 mThe Opera HouseGrade II*
- 39 mThe Old Club HouseGrade II
- 57 mPostbox at the Junction With Water StreetGrade II
- 62 mChurch of St John the BaptistGrade II*
- 70 mPaxton Suite and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 71 mThe Central Hall and Attached PromenadeGrade II
- 72 mBridge Over River WyeGrade II
- 75 m6 Bollards to East of Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
- 76 mTomb to Philip Heacock 20 metres west of Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
- 83 m1-6, the SquareGrade II*
- 117 mOld Hall HotelGrade II*
- 118 mThe George Public House and George MansionsGrade II
- 118 mNatural Mineral BathsGrade II
- 121 mThe OctagonalGrade II
- 123 m4 Bollards at North East End of Broad WalkGrade II
- 125 mClaremontGrade II
- 138 mGrosvenor House HotelGrade II
- 148 mCranfordGrade II
- 149 mThe Savoy HotelGrade II
Checked on 13 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 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 72 days from validation, 9 days slower than High Peak's median of 63 for listed building works. Approved, as 90% of listed building works here are.
Plota live figures for listed building works decided by High Peak in the last twelve months, from validation. High Peak decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 2 Oct 2025
- Comments by
- 6 Nov 2025
- Committee
- 8 Dec 2025
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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