Poplars Park, Cockshut Lane, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8DG Data via plota.co.uk

Pending DMPA/2026/0542
Change of useCommercial & major works
Council
South Derbyshire 6.1/10
Date received
11 Jun 2026
Date validated
11 Jun 2026
Postcode
DE73 8DG

Description

Retrospective planning permission for change of use and hard surfacing of agricultural land to car parking to serve existing B8 storage units at Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 13 Sept 2026; it is now day 94.

Day 94, past the statutory target. 61% of full applications in South Derbyshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.

Day 9438 days past the 56-day target
12%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
213decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by South Derbyshire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Derbyshire decision record →

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map 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 Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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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Historical activity at this location

6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
The Pines, Cockshut Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DG
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing prefabricated building for use as a single dwellin…
DMPA/2025/0619
2025 Approved
The Pines, Cockshut Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DG
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing prefabricated building for use as a single dwellin…
DMPN/2025/0619
2025 Approved
The Pines, Cockshut Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DG
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing prefabricated building for use as a single dwellin…
DMPA/2025/0619
2025 Approved
The Pines, Cockshut Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DG
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing prefabricated building for use as a single dwellin…
DMPN/2025/0619
2017 Approved
HIGHFIELDS THE GATEWAY COCKSHUT LANE MELBOURNE DERBY DERBYSHIRE
THE ERECTION OF AN ANNEXE AT
9/2017/0130
2017 Approved
HIGHFIELDS THE GATEWAY COCKSHUT LANE MELBOURNE DERBY DERBYSHIRE
THE ERECTION OF AN ANNEXE AT
9/2017/0130
South Derbyshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#101 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

South Derbyshire ranks #177 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
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South Derbyshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #46 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #42 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #177 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #132 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
86 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
29 decided
605
Total decisions
34 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings