Farnsworth Farm Marlpit Lane Bolsover Chesterfield S44 6XG Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Retrospective application for material change of use of agricultural land for storage of agricultural and civil engineering contracting machinery & equipment, civil engineering products & materials, plant hire & sales, maintenance & aggregate storage and sales, recycling of soil and soil forming materials. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
4 Jun 2025
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 4 Nov 2026, from recent full applications across the UK.

Site constraints 3

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
Inside the Bolsover built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, 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 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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Important details

Council
Bolsover
Postcode
S44 6XG
Received
4 Jun 2025
Validated
9 Sept 2026

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide full applications by day 56.

Day 650 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 Bolsover to go on. Bolsover decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Bolsover
Planning Authority Score
8.2/10
Excellent
#20 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Bolsover is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #57 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. View full council performance
Bolsover decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #8 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #11 of 296
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #57 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #98 of 296
98%
Minor dwellings approved
46 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
35 decided
286
Total decisions
11 refused in the year to March 2026