16-18 Former Sevens Bar Stephenson Place Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1XL Data via plota.co.uk

CHE/26/00464/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision
Change of useExtensions & alterationsCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use to form a ground floor taxi office and travel agent and an HMO (C4 use) on the upper floors, with external alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jun 2026
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Validated
25 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 125.

The consultation period closed on 1 Aug 2026.

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
14 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: War Memorial in Churchyard to North East of St Mary's Church, Grade II, 50 m away · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 12 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Chesterfield built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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

Council
Chesterfield
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
S40 1XL
Received
16 Jun 2026
Validated
25 Jun 2026
Ward
Spire
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Derbyshire Building Design

Decision outlook

Day 125, past the statutory target. 83% of extensions in Chesterfield are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 12569 days past the 56-day target
65%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
157decided 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.

22 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
1 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Approved
5 Stephenson Place Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1XL
1 Fascia sign and 1 Projecting sign
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2023
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Replacement of a Cavendish Street-facing window with a door and internal alterations
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2023
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2023
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Replacement of a Cavendish Street-facing window with a door and internal alterations
CHE/23/00592/LBC
2023
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2016 Approved
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Internal works for rebrand and refit with existing bank premises
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2016 Approved
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Chesterfield
Planning Authority Score
1.9/10
Poor
#275 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings