2024
Approved
Proposed change of use from Class E Business to Class C3 Dwellinghouse.
The Old Baptist Chapel, Lambhouse Lane, Shottle, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 2DS Data via plota.co.uk
AVA/2026/0664
Pending Consideration
Proposal
Change of use of The Old Baptist Chapel, from a business Class E use to a residential Class C3 dwelling. Extension to the side of existing chapel with glazed link. Change of use of part of field to a Visitor parking area using existing entrance. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
14 Oct 2026
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Validated
29 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Dec 2026
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 24 Dec 2026 and 5 Jan 2027, from Amber Valley's recent changes of use.
Site constraints 5
Public footpath 18 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site
Checked on 1 November 2026. 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.
Building
Floor area96 m² (1,033 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 62)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Amber Valley
- Postcode
- DE56 2DS
- Received
- 14 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 29 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Alport & South West Parishes
- Case officer
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Decision outlook
Day 13 of the 56-day target. Amber Valley usually decides changes of use by day 64.
Day 1351 days to the predicted decision (day 64)
43%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
54decided in the last year
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Amber Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Amber Valley decision record →
Historical activity at this location
10 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2024
Approved
Proposed change of use from Class E Business to Class C3 Dwellinghouse.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2023
Approved
Buildings And Land Adjacent Lamb House Lambhouse Lane Shottle Belper Derbyshire
Change of use of a workshop buildings to form one dwellinghouse
2023
Approved
Buildings And Land Adjacent Lamb House Lambhouse Lane Shottle Belper Derbyshire
Change of use of a workshop buildings to form one dwellinghouse
2023
Approved
Buildings And Land Adjacent Lammas Farm Lambhouse Lane Shottle Belper Derbyshire
Change of use of agricultural building to form a dwellinghouse
2023
Approved
Buildings And Land Adjacent Lammas Farm Lambhouse Lane Shottle Belper Derbyshire
Change of use of agricultural building to form a dwellinghouse
2023
Approved
Buildings And Land Adjacent Lambhouse Farm Lambhouse Lane Shottle Belper Derbyshire
Change of use of an agricultural barn to form a dwellinghouse
2023
Approved
Buildings And Land Adjacent Lambhouse Farm Lambhouse Lane Shottle Belper Derbyshire
Change of use of an agricultural barn to form a dwellinghouse
2023
Approved
Buildings And Land Adjacent Estate House Lambhouse Lane Shottle Belper Derbyshire
Change of use redundant building The Old Estate Yard to form one dwellinghouse
2023
Approved
Buildings And Land Adjacent Estate House Lambhouse Lane Shottle Belper Derbyshire
Change of use redundant building The Old Estate Yard to form one dwellinghouse
Amber Valley
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#50 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
Amber Valley is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #74 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Amber Valley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #6 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #9 of 296
75%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #74 of 296
41%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #157 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
77 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
96%
Change of use approved
48 decided
657
Total decisions
26 refused in the year to March 2026
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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