Units A & B Lordsmill Street Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7RS Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Refurbishment of existing retail warehouse comprising externals alterations to facilitate amalgamation of Units A and B, sprinkler tank, pump house and associated means of enclosure, trolley coral, formation of external display area and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
10 Jun 2026
✓
Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Site constraints 2

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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
Inside the Chesterfield built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · 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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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
S41 7RS
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Jun 2026
Ward
Spire
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Conditional permission
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Quod

How this decision compares

Decided in 111 days from validation, 60 days slower than Chesterfield's median of 51 for extensions. Approved, as 88% of extensions here are.

70%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
135decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Chesterfield in the last twelve months, from validation. Chesterfield decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
17 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Chesterfield
Planning Authority Score
1.9/10
Poor
#275 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Chesterfield is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #267 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 56% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Chesterfield decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #126 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #201 of 296
40%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #267 of 296
56%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #253 of 296
96%
Minor dwellings approved
25 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
28 decided
345
Total decisions
39 refused in the year to March 2026