2025
Approved
Land Adjacent To Shaw Lane Milford Belper Derbyshire DE56 0RE
Remove the Large Ash located on top of the highwall with a heavy lean over Shaw Lane. Lab…
Substation, Derby Road, Milford, Belper, Derbyshire Data via plota.co.uk
Pending
AVA/2026/0500
Description
Change of use of substation to Use Class E with associated internal and external alterations Data via plota.co.uk
Last checked
Decision outlook
Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 63.
Day 63, past the statutory target. 94% of extensions in Amber Valley are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 6 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.
Day 637 days past the 56-day target
77%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
99decided in the last year
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Amber Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Amber Valley decision record →
Site constraints 8
World heritage site: Derwent Valley Mills
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Belper and Milford conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 31-52, Hopping Hill, Grade II, about 42 m from the postcode pin · 8 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 8 with distances
- 42 m31-52, Hopping HillGrade II
- 49 m29 and 30, Hopping HillGrade II
- 53 m2 and 3, Foundry Lane, MilfordGrade II
- 69 m21, 22 and 23 Derby RoadGrade II
- 76 m1-28 Hopping HillGrade II
- 128 mNumbers 2-8 Duke's BuildingsGrade II
- 133 mRetaining Walls to Weir Adjacent to Glow Worm FoundryGrade II
- 142 m65, Hopping HillGrade II
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Milford (Amber Valley) built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1842 m away: Chesterfield to Willington, at pre-application; Green belt about 90 m away: Derby and Nottingham; 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 Planning Inspectorate, 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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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