Flat Above Garages Batemans Yard Birchwood Lane South Normanton DE55 3DE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00036/LAWEX - Lawful Existing Use or Development Approved

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Existing Development for the Annexed garage used as an independent dwelling for in excess of 10 years. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
2 Feb 2026
✓
Validated
15 May 2026
✓
Consultation
19 May 2026
✓
Approved
12 Jun 2026

Approved on 12 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Also on the record
Inside the South Normanton built-up area; 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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
Bolsover
Application type
Lawful Existing Use or Development
Postcode
DE55 3DE
Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
15 May 2026
Ward
Pinxton Ward
Parish
Pinxton Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Jul 2026
Decision
Certified Lawful
Decision date
12 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
JF Planning Associates

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14646431
Planning Portal ref
PP-14646431
Neighbours
19 May 2026
Consultation
19 May 2026
Comments by
9 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
19 May 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bolsover
Planning Authority Score
8.2/10
Excellent
#20 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Bolsover is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #57 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. View full council performance
Bolsover decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #8 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #11 of 296
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #57 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #98 of 296
98%
Minor dwellings approved
46 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
35 decided
286
Total decisions
11 refused in the year to March 2026