34 North Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8FZ Data via plota.co.uk

DMPA/2025/0963 Approved

Proposal

The conversion of an outbuilding, the erection of a link extension and dormer loft conversion at Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jul 2025
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Validated
7 Aug 2025
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Approved
17 Oct 2025

Approved on 17 Oct 2025 · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by South Derbyshire Development Management Committee on 14 Oct 2025.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the design, privacy impacts and parking were considered acceptable with mitigation and conditions.
  • The parish council and residents raised concerns about parking, congestion, overlooking, privacy, boundaries and possible overdevelopment.
  • The committee approved the application as recommended, adding a condition to control construction working hours.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, officer assessment, objections, committee discussion, conditions and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of South Derbyshire's committee minutes of 14 Oct 2025.

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Conservation area 41 m away: Melbourne; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Melbourne (South Derbyshire) built-up area; 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 · No listed building at the site

Checked on 1 November 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £180,500 in May 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

12 May 2025£180,500Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area71 m² (764 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (63 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Postcode
DE73 8FZ
Received
28 Jul 2025
Validated
7 Aug 2025
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Oct 2025
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
17 Oct 2025
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 71 days from validation, 7 days faster than South Derbyshire's median of 78 for full applications. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.

12%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
213decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by South Derbyshire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Derbyshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
22 Aug 2025
Comments by
27 Sept 2025
Committee
14 Oct 2025
South Derbyshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#101 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Derbyshire ranks #177 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Derbyshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #46 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #42 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #177 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #132 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
86 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
29 decided
605
Total decisions
34 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.