Changing Rooms Racecourse Playing Fields St Marks Road Derby DE21 6AL Data via plota.co.uk

26/00111/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of a single storey workshop building, shipping container and fencing Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Feb 2026
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Consultation
9 Feb 2026
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Approved
7 Apr 2026

Approved on 7 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 217 m away: Derby Racecourse Roman vicus and cemetery; Inside the Derby built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

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 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
Derby
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
DE21 6AL
Received
9 Feb 2026
Validated
9 Feb 2026
Ward
Chaddesden West Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Apr 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
7 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 100% of commercial and major works here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
36decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Derby in the last twelve months, from validation. Derby decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
9 Feb 2026
Comments by
13 Mar 2026
Derby
Planning Authority Score
2.2/10
Poor
#266 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Derby is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #253 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 60% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Derby decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #98 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #172 of 296
45%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #253 of 296
60%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #268 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
47 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
84 decided
944
Total decisions
87 refused in the year to March 2026