Conversion to six-person HMO at Stone Lodge, 180 Dale Road, Matlock Bath

The site and surroundings

Stone Lodge is an unlisted building in the Matlock Bath Conservation Area, accessed from the A6 and a shared rear driveway.

“The application site comprises ‘Stone Lodge’ an unlisted building within the Matlock Bath Conservation Area. The building form comprises two dual pitched elements and a symmetrical front elevation with a two-storey bay window on either side of the front door and chimneys at roof level. The roof is finished in slate with white painted stone walls. There is a single storey garage to the side of the main building, joined by an existing passageway.”

“The site is located along the A6 (Dale Road), between Matlock and Matlock Bath and is accessed directly from the A6. The site is also accessed from the rear via a shared driveway. The site itself comprises a mixture of hardstanding, access paths and a series of lawns, with trees and hedges. Parking is provided to the front and rear of the site.”

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Planning history

There was no relevant planning history for the site.

“No relevant planning history for the site.”

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Consultation responses

Highways, wildlife, design, environmental health, the Environment Agency and flood risk officers raised no objection, subject to recommended measures.

“12.01.2026 (date of final comments) Further comments provided following receipt of updated Bat Survey Report. Further nocturnal surveys are recommended should the proposed works affect the roof void or any of the roosting features identified in Table 3 of the Bat Survey Report. Comments recommended in relation to nesting birds and biodiversity enhancements onsite. DDDC Design and Conservation Officer No objection.”

“DDDC Environmental Health No objection. 20.01.2026 Reviewed amended plans against DDDC’s space and amenity standards for HMOs. Satisfised that the proposed layout meets these standards for 6 separate households (6 x single occupancy rooms with en- suite facilities). Matlock Bath Parish Council Object. 10.09.2025 Insufficient parking provision for number of bedrooms. Unclear what size the bedrooms and communal areas are.”

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Who spoke

A local resident and an adjoining landowner spoke against the application, while a councillor’s statement against it was read aloud.

The decision

Permission was granted subject to the report’s conditions and an additional requirement for nocturnal surveys and a method statement before roof-void works.

“That planning permission is granted for the development subject to the conditions set out in Section 8 of the report with the addition of the following condition:”

“No works shall take place to the roof void without further nocturnal surveys and a method statement being submitted and approved by the local planning authority. The works shall subsequently be carried out in accordance with the approved method statement.”

Minutes

Main conditions

The conditions covered the approved plans, access, parking, visibility, cycle storage, nesting birds, biodiversity enhancements and neighbour amenity.

“No individual bedroom in the development hereby permitted shall be occupied until sheltered, secure, and accessible cycle parking has been provided in the form illustrated on drawing 913-PKA-XX-ZZ-DR-A-PL11 Rev P4. The cycle storage facility shall be maintained for this purpose for the life of the development…”

“No tree, scrub or hedgerow clearance shall take place between 1st March and 31st August inclusive, unless preceded by a nesting bird survey undertaken by a competent ecologist no more than 48 hours prior to clearance. If nesting birds are present, an appropriate exclusion zone will be implemented and monitored until the chicks have fledged. No works shall be undertaken within exclusion zones whilst nesting birds are present.”

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