26 - 27 Market Place Wirksworth Derbyshire DE4 4ET Data via plota.co.uk

26/00811/PD6O2 - Prior approval Change Use-comm to mixed Approved

Proposal

Prior Approval for the change of use of the upper floors to create a 2-bed flat Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Jul 2026
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Consultation
4 Aug 2026
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Approved
15 Sept 2026

Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

54 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 9, Market Place, Grade II, about 13 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 49 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.
Show all 54 with distances
Historic England ↗
Wirksworth 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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 99 m away: Standing cross in the churchyard of St Mary's Church
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
SSSI about 138 m away: Dale Quarry SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Wirksworth built-up area; 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

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 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
Prior approval Change Use-comm to mixed
Postcode
DE4 4ET
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Wirksworth
Parish
Wirksworth
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
15 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
DWAD Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 14 days faster than Derbyshire Dales's median of 64 for new homes. Approved, as 76% of new homes here are.

38%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
9%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15092215
Planning Portal ref
PP-15092215
Neighbours
4 Aug 2026
Consultation
4 Aug 2026
Comments by
3 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
13 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Derbyshire Dales
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#110 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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