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Derbyshire Dales District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Derbyshire Dales District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates233Searchable applications
149Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 67 approved or refused records
4Refused applications
63 approved · 4 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Dec 2025 to 14 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning applicationsLocal plan Local Plan consultationConservation areas Conservation areas
Council contacts
- General council enquiries01629761100Council source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas31 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Awaiting decision26/00928/FUL
Single storey side and rear extension
The Firs Cottage Trough Lane Hulland Village Derbyshire DE6 3EP
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00929/FUL
Change of use of a single two storey dwelling into 2 no 1 bed flats
84 Oker Avenue Darley Dale Derbyshire DE4 2GP
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00935/FUL
Refurbishment and conversion of a dwelling house with a small extension into a holiday let, conversion of existing garage outbuilding into a holiday let with associated landscaping
Old Hall Gable Nottingham Road Tansley Derbyshire DE4 5GA
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00936/FUL
Repairs and Alterations to Horsley House Farmhouse and to the associated Pigsty & Garage
Horsley House Farm Bradbourne Derbyshire DE6 1NP
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00937/LBALT
Repairs and Alterations to Horsley House Farmhouse and to the associated Pigsty & Garage
Horsley House Farm Bradbourne Derbyshire DE6 1NP
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00939/LBALT
Internal works: conversion of store room to wc, installation of vent and flue
6 St John Street Wirksworth Derbyshire DE4 4DR
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionT/26/00152/TCA
Fell 1no. laburnum tree
11 Knowleston Place Matlock Derbyshire DE4 3BU
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision23/01092/DCOND/6
Discharge of Conditions6 and 7 of application 23/01092/FUL - Construction of link extension, extensions to new garden entrance, Gateway accommodation and Chapel House, demolition of lean-to extension to Chapel House and new community garden with ramped access
Ashbourne Methodist Church Church Street Ashbourne Derbyshire DE6 1AE
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00945/FUL
Erection of two storey rear extension and attic conversion
Peveril 6 Derby Road Wirksworth Derbyshire DE4 4AS
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionT/26/00153/TPO
Fell 1no. dying Cedar tree, crown lift 1no. Beech tree to give 5m clearance over the road and crown lift 1no. Beech tree to give 1m clearance from the garage
36 Edge Road Matlock Derbyshire DE4 3NH
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionT/26/00154/TCA
Fell 1no. Willow tree and reduce canopy of 1no. Rown tree by 30%
13 Wellington Street Matlock Derbyshire DE4 3JP
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionT/26/00155/TPO
To pollard 2 Willow trees down to 10ft in height
4 Chatsworth Road Rowsley Derbyshire DE4 2EJ
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision25/00713/DCOND/1
Discharge of Conditions 6 (stone type/ origin for steps) and 7 (new railings and fixture details) of application 25/00713/LBALT - Change of use from commercial building to apartments with associated internal and external alterations
St Johns House 54 St John Street Ashbourne Derbyshire
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionT/26/00156/TPO
Tree works as specified in the application document.
1 Tansley House Gardens Tansley Derbyshire DE4 5HQ
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionT/26/00157/TCA
Crown reduction by approximatey 4 metres overallCrown reduce the Sycamore by approximately 4 metres overall. The reduction will be undertaken selectively to suitable lateral growth points, maintaining an appropriate, balanced crown form and avoiding unnecessary large-diameter pruning cuts wherever practicable. The final pruning specification should be achieved in accordance with current arboricultural good practice, including the principles of BS 3998:2010.
248 Dale Road Matlock Bath Derbyshire DE4 3NT
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionT/26/00158/TCA
Dismantle to as near to ground level as practical 2no. Silver Birch trees (T2) and (T3) and crown lift 1no. Horse Chesnut tree (T1) to achieve approximately 5.5 metres clearance above highway
4 Bank Gardens Matlock Derbyshire DE4 3WA
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00949/OUT
Outline application for the erection of two detached dwellings with all matters reserved other than access and layout
Land South West Of Sunny Top Snelston Lane Clifton Derbyshire
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionT/26/00160/TCA
Tree works:T1/T2 Lime trees - RepollardingT3 Sycamore- 2m reduction T4 Oak - 2 metre reduction T5-T10 Ash trees to be felled to ground level
Presentation Convent Chesterfield Road Matlock Derbyshire DE4 3FT
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00951/FUL
Proposed dormer window to front elevation
29 Ridgewood Drive Cromford Derbyshire DE4 3RJ
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionT/26/00161/TPO
Remove side branches of 1no. Scyamore tree by 3 metres over hanging the new extension
Ashlea Chapel Green Doveridge Derbyshire DE6 5JY
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision25/00712/DCOND/1
Discharge of Conditions 6 (stone type/ origin for steps) and 7 (new railings and fixture details) of application 25/00712/FUL - Change of use to offices and residential (3no. apartments) with associated alterations
St Johns House 54 St John Street Ashbourne Derbyshire
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionT/26/00162/TCA
Remove branches closet to house window of 1no. sycamore tree by 1-2m and crown lift the tree by removing some of the lower tier to allow some light and view
Riber Manor House Riber Road Riber Matlock Derbyshire DE4 5JU
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionT/26/00163/TCA
Reduce to approximately 3m a row of hedging conifers approx 10m high to the rear of the property and reducee the odd deciduous tree within the conifers to a similar height to 3m
148 Church Street Matlock Derbyshire DE4 3BZ
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionT/26/00164/TCA
To fell 1 common salix
Greenways Farm Riber Road Riber Matlock Derbyshire DE4 5JU
Received 3 Sept 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Derbyshire Dales District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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