2023
Approved
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed extension to an exi…
Shottle Gate Farm, 40 Ashbourne Road, Shottle Gate, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 2LE Data via plota.co.uk
Refused
PDR/2026/0012
Description
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the formation of an access track for agricultural purposes Data via plota.co.uk
Last checked
How this decision compares
Decided in 7 days from validation, 23 days faster than Amber Valley's median of 30 for prior approvals. Refused, as 13% of prior approvals here are.
This one7d
Council30d
UK33d
100%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
15decided in the last year
Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Amber Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Amber Valley decision record →
Site constraints 4
Grade II listed: Shottlegate Farmhouse
List entry 1109060 · 5 m away
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.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3.
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 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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Historical activity at this location
16 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2023
Approved
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed extension to an exi…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
Pump Cottage 48 Ashbourne Road Shottle Gate Belper Derbyshire DE56 2LE
Single storey extension to a utility room and a workshop / hobby room
2025
Approved
Pump Cottage 48 Ashbourne Road Shottle Gate Belper Derbyshire DE56 2LE
Single storey extension to a utility room and a workshop / hobby room
2023
Approved
Rose Cottage 60 Ashbourne Road Shottle Gate Belper Derbyshire DE56 2LE
Application to determine if prior approval is required for proposed demolition of existin…
2023
Approved
Rose Cottage 60 Ashbourne Road Shottle Gate Belper Derbyshire DE56 2LE
Application to determine if prior approval is required for proposed demolition of existin…
2020
Approved
Yew Tree Cottage 64 Ashbourne Road Shottle Gate Belper Derbyshire DE56 2LE
Construction of single storey extension to rear of property and installation of new windo…
2020
Approved
Yew Tree Cottage 64 Ashbourne Road Shottle Gate Belper Derbyshire DE56 2LE
Construction of single storey extension to rear of property and installation of new windo…
2020
Approved
Yew Tree Cottage 64 Ashbourne Road Shottle Gate Belper Derbyshire DE56 2LE
Internal reconfiguration and 2 storey extension to create an additional bedroom to the fi…
2020
Approved
Yew Tree Cottage 64 Ashbourne Road Shottle Gate Belper Derbyshire DE56 2LE
Internal reconfiguration and 2 storey extension to create an additional bedroom to the fi…
2020
Refused
Yew Tree Cottage 64 Ashbourne Road Shottle Gate Belper Derbyshire DE56 2LE
Non material amendment to AVA/2019/0343 for alterations to the rear elevation to form a s…
2020
Refused
Yew Tree Cottage 64 Ashbourne Road Shottle Gate Belper Derbyshire DE56 2LE
Non material amendment to AVA/2019/0343 for alterations to the rear elevation to form a s…
2019
Approved
Yew Tree Cottage 64 Ashbourne Road Shottle Gate Belper Derbyshire DE56 2LE
Internal reconfiguration and 2 storey extension to create an additional bedroom to the fi…
2019
Approved
Yew Tree Cottage 64 Ashbourne Road Shottle Gate Belper Derbyshire DE56 2LE
Internal reconfiguration and 2 storey extension to create an additional bedroom to the fi…
2018
Approved
Bramble Cottage 56 Ashbourne Road Shottle Gate Belper Derbyshire DE56 2LE
Two storey side extension and single storey side extension
2018
Approved
Bramble Cottage 56 Ashbourne Road Shottle Gate Belper Derbyshire DE56 2LE
Two storey side extension and single storey side extension
Amber Valley
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#50 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Amber Valley is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #74 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Amber Valley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #6 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #9 of 296
75%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #74 of 296
41%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #157 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
77 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
96%
Change of use approved
48 decided
657
Total decisions
26 refused in the year to March 2026
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