BLUE JOHN CAVERN , Unnamed Road From Rowter Farm Entrance To Blue John Cavern Turning Head , Castleton… Data via plota.co.uk

CON/2026/0089 - Consultation by other authoritites Valid application received
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Consultation from Peak District National Park - Renovation and enhancement of existing buildings at Blue John Cavern. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 21 Oct 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 9

Peak District National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
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 ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Gate Piers at Goosehill Hall, Grade II, about 41 m from the postcode pin · 2 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 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
SSSI about 204 m away: Castleton 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
Scheduled monument about 232 m away: Town defences 270m north and 350m north east of Peveril Castle; Inside the Castleton (High Peak) built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1108 m away: Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline, at pre-application; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 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
High Peak
Application type
Consultation by other authoritites
Postcode
S33 8WP
Received
23 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
GOOSEHILL HALL BUXTON ROAD CASTLETON HOPE VALLEY S33 8WP
Ash tree on boundary of the conservation area, but just outside. The first ash on the lef…
NP/TCA/0722/0892
2021 Approved
GOOSEHILL CASTLETON HOPE VALLEY S33 8WP
Fell diseased ash trees. Group 4 on attached plan Marked with yellow paint
NP/TCA/1221/1399
2019 Approved
1 SUNNYSIDE VILLAS BUXTON ROAD CASTLETON
Single storey extension and alterations to windows.
NP/HPK/1019/1108
2017 Approved
2 SPEEDWELL HOUSE BUXTON ROAD CASTLETON
Removal of condition 2 and 5 from NP/HPK/0915/0891
NP/HPK/0117/0047
2016 Approved
2 SPEEDWELL HOUSE BUXTON ROAD CASTLETON
Discharge of condiitons 3, 5 and 14 on NP/HPK/0915/0891
NP/DIS/0316/0259
High Peak
Planning Authority Score
1.2/10
Poor
#287 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

High Peak is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #284 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 73% 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
High Peak decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #207 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #204 of 296
29%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #284 of 296
73%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #291 of 296
78%
Minor dwellings approved
32 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
18 decided
364
Total decisions
55 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings