Homesford Water Treatment Works Derby Road Homesford Matlock Derbyshire DE4 5HJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00999/FUL - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Replacement and expansion of the existing water-treatment infrastructure including the demolition of buildings and the construction of a new membrane building, awelfare building and 2no. kiosks. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
16 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 11 Nov 2026, from Derbyshire Dales's recent demolitions.

Comments are open until 19 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 8

World heritage site about 9 m away: Derwent Valley Mills
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local nature reserve about 239 m away: Cromford Canal
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI about 239 m away: Cromford Canal SSSI; Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Priority habitat about 29 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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. 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, 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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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
DE4 5HJ
Received
16 Sept 2026
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Ward
Wirksworth
Parish
Wirksworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Dec 2026
Agent
Fisher German

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Derbyshire Dales usually decides demolitions by day 56.

Day 2333 days to the 56-day target
66%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
32decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Derbyshire Dales in the last twelve months, from validation. Derbyshire Dales decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15166138
Planning Portal ref
PP-15166138
Neighbours
17 Sept 2026
Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Comments by
19 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
24 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Derbyshire Dales
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#110 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Derbyshire Dales ranks #121 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Derbyshire Dales decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #129 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #127 of 296
70%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #121 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #127 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
85 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
100%
Change of use approved
4 decided
486
Total decisions
52 refused in the year to March 2026