Land South of Valley Road, Overseal Data via plota.co.uk

DMPA/2025/0980 Deferred at committee

Deferred at planning committee on 24 March 2026. No decision has been made yet.

Proposal

Erection of 31 dwellings and associated highway, drainage and landscape works at Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2025
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Validated
7 Oct 2025
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Committee
24 Mar 2026
Decision
Not decided yet

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 17 Sept 2026; it is now day 401.

The consultation period closed on 17 Sept 2026.

Planning committee

Deferred by South Derbyshire Development Management Committee on 24 Mar 2026.

Deferred

  • Officers advised refusal because the site was outside the settlement boundary and unresolved River Mease impacts remained.
  • The committee deferred the application at the applicant’s request so unresolved issues could be addressed.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, officers’ advice, objections and the committee’s decision to defer consideration.

Source: Plota analysis of South Derbyshire's committee minutes of 24 Mar 2026.

Site constraints 4

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Mease SAC
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Overseal and Castle Gresley built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 2 November 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 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

Received
31 Jul 2025
Validated
7 Oct 2025
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Aug 2026

Decision outlook

Day 401, past the statutory target. 76% of new homes 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 10 Nov 2026.

Day 401310 days past the 91-day target
49%decided within 8 weeks
66%approved
62decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
3 Sept 2026
Comments by
17 Sept 2026
Committee
24 Mar 2026
South Derbyshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#101 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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