2024
Approved
Variation of condition 1 (amendments to openings to increase natural light to rooms and e…
The Cowshed, Gorses, Belper Lane End, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 2DL Data via plota.co.uk
Pending
AVA/2026/0523
Description
The change of use of land to residential curtilage and erection of a garage/outbuilding at the Cowshed, Gorses, Belper Lane End, Belper. Data via plota.co.uk
Last checked
Decision outlook
Plota predicts a decision around 14 Oct 2026, from recent full applications across the UK.
Day 27 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide full applications by day 56.
Day 2729 days to the 56-day target
61%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
55,636decided in the last year
Plota live figures for full applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent full applications in Amber Valley to go on. Amber Valley decision record →
Site constraints 2
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map agrees.
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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
2024
Approved
Variation of condition 1 (amendments to openings to increase natural light to rooms and e…
2023
Approved
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed conversion of agric…
2023
Approved
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed conversion of agric…
2023
Approved
Application to determine if prior approval is required for proposed change of use of agri…
2023
Approved
Application to determine if prior approval is required for proposed change of use of agri…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2024
Approved
Rose Cottage Dalley Lane Belper Lane End Belper Derbyshire DE56 2DJ
Proposed single and 2 storey extension
2024
Approved
Rose Cottage Dalley Lane Belper Lane End Belper Derbyshire DE56 2DJ
Proposed single and 2 storey extension
2023
Approved
Chapel House Belper Lane End Belper Derbyshire DE56 2DL
Removal of stone wall to facilitate widening of vehicle access and vehicle hard standing
2023
Approved
Chapel House Belper Lane End Belper Derbyshire DE56 2DL
Removal of stone wall to facilitate widening of vehicle access and vehicle hard standing
2021
Approved
Bulls Head Inn Belper Lane End Belper Derbyshire DE56 2DL
Proposed first floor first escape along with the creation of a small gable to allow for t…
2021
Approved
Bulls Head Inn Belper Lane End Belper Derbyshire DE56 2DL
Proposed first floor first escape along with the creation of a small gable to allow for t…
2020
Approved
Avalon Dalley Lane Belper Lane End Belper Derbyshire DE56 2DJ
Two storey front elevation extension and detached garage
2020
Approved
Avalon Dalley Lane Belper Lane End Belper Derbyshire DE56 2DJ
Two storey front elevation extension and detached garage
2019
Approved
Avalon Dalley Lane Belper Lane End Belper Derbyshire DE56 2DJ
Demolition of existing garage and outhouse and erection of single storey rear extension
2019
Approved
Avalon Dalley Lane Belper Lane End Belper Derbyshire DE56 2DJ
Demolition of existing garage and outhouse and erection of single storey rear extension
Amber Valley
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#50 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
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