Guildhall Theatre (including 33 Market Place) Market Place Derby DE1 3AE Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Refurbishment works including extensions (plant room, technical workshop, platform lift and toilets), new plant at roof level Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jul 2026
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Consultation
8 Sept 2026
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Approved
7 Oct 2026

Approved on 7 Oct 2026 · Planning Control Committee · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

26 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Guildhall, Grade II, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 25 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
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 ↗
City Centre conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1379 m away: A38 Derby Junctions; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Derby built-up area.
Not affected
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 Planning Inspectorate, 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

Council
Derby
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
DE1 3AE
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Darley Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
7 Oct 2026
Decision level
Planning Control Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Rodney Melville and Partners Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 82 days from validation, 28 days slower than Derby's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
490decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
20 Jul 2026
Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Comments by
22 Sept 2026
Committee
1 Oct 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