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Peak District National Park Authority
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Peak District National Park Authority. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates24,600Searchable applications
28Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 15,692 approved or refused records
2,481Refused applications
13,211 approved · 2,481 refused · 2,352 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas131 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas26 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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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.
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More application records
- Decided: GRANTED CONDITIONALLYNP/CEC/0816/0751
Construction of a new compound for the storage of bins for the Timber Yard café and shop and construction of a hard standing area for delivery vehicles to park safely away from visitors
Lyme Hall Lyme Park Disley
Received Not published - Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN DECISIONNP/CEC/0816/0752
Listed Building Consent - Construction of a new compound for the storage of bins for the Timber Yard café and shop and construction of a hard standing area for delivery vehicles to park safely away from visitors
Lyme Hall Lyme Park Disley
Received Not published - Decided: REFUSEDNP/CEC/0816/0781
Proposed demolition of a single garage and the erection of a double garage/car barn.
Pedley House Pedley Hill Rainow
Received Not published - Decided: REFUSEDNP/CEC/0816/0804
Erection of 3 wooden pods for camping.
Nettlebeds Farm Top House Lane Wincle
Received Not published - Decided: GRANTED CONDITIONALLYNP/CEC/0817/0840
Agricultural store for shelter of animals and storage
Brow Top Farm Windgather Road Kettleshulme
Received Not published - Decided: REFUSEDNP/CEC/0817/0846
Construction of single storey building incorporating 2 short term holiday lets
Crag Inn Clough Road Wildboarclough
Received Not published - Decided: GRANTED CONDITIONALLYNP/CEC/0817/0877
Partial demolition of the stone walls forming the spillway channel of the mill pond at the Timber Yard, installation of a new concrete foundation and rebuild the walls on a like for like basis.
Pond 432m From 1 Chestnut Cottages Lyme Park
Received Not published - Decided: GRANTED CONDITIONALLYNP/CEC/0817/0813
Alterations to existing detached outbuilding & conversion to self-contained annexe.
Higher Hazel Trees Farm Smith Lane Rainow
Received Not published - Decided: GRANTED CONDITIONALLYNP/CEC/0818/0690
Construction of a gable extension to the farmhouse Construction of an underground garage Conversion of Large and small barn to residential use, alterations to farmhouse and extension as approved in previous application NP/CEC/0917/0940 Revised Boundary and alterations to the wall adjacent to the field. Installation of a package treatment plant
Higher Barn Clough Road Wildboarclough Macclesfield
Received Not published - Decided: GRANTED CONDITIONALLYNP/CEC/0818/0751
Erection of timber framed workshop
Stocks Brow Cottage Stocks Lane Kettleshulme
Received Not published - Decided: GRANTED CONDITIONALLYNP/CEC/0818/0711
Proposed demolition of existing garages / outbuilding and construction of detached art & craft studio. Proposed change of use of a redundant part of a former barn to holiday accommodation and associated alterations to existing ground floor. commercial premises.
Blaze Farm Buxton Road Wildboarclough
Received Not published - Decided: GRANTED CONDITIONALLYNP/CEC/0819/0864
Erection of first phase of a new agricultural barn and re-cladding of existing barn.
Whitehills Farm Old Buxton Road Macclesfield Forest
Received Not published - Decided: GRANTED CONDITIONALLYNP/CEC/0819/0839
Removal of existing timber barn and construction of a new steel framed agricultural barn.
Birchencliffe Farm Shrigley Road Pott Shrigley
Received Not published - Decided: GRANTED CONDITIONALLYNP/CEC/0819/0905
Heating pipework extension to an existing wood chip biomass boiler
Stables Cottage Lyme Park
Received Not published - Decided: GRANTED CONDITIONALLYNP/CEC/0819/0906
Listed Building consent - Heating pipework extension to an existing wood chip biomass boiler
Stables Cottage Lyme Park
Received Not published - Decided: GRANTED CONDITIONALLYNP/CEC/0819/0915
Listed Building consent - Refurbishment of existing school kitchen including installation of mechanical ventilation
Wincle CE Primary School Rabbit Bank Wincle
Received Not published - Decided: REFUSEDNP/CEC/0820/0708
S.73 for the removal or variation of conditions 1 and 8 on NP/CEC/0618/0560
Black Rock Farm Macclesfield Road Rainow
Received Not published - Decided: GRANTED CONDITIONALLYNP/CEC/0822/1096
Erect a 16m x 9m shed for domestic use of storage of cars & farm equipment on a dis-used menage. This area already shielded by large trees and will not be seen from any public view points (1/4 mile from nearest road).
Shire Horse Barn Macclesfield Forest
Received Not published - Decided: REFUSEDNP/CEC/0823/0976
Advertisement consent - To advertise our turkeys for Christmas and our free range lambs: 2 x A2 boards to be placed on our land where people walking past can see (pole mounted)
Dingers Hollow Farm Wildboarclough
Received Not published - Decided: GRANTED CONDITIONALLYNP/CEC/0823/0983
The proposal is to rennovate the existing host dwelling, involving upgraded fenestration and dormer windows. The existing barn will also be renovated to create a gym area for the applicant. A new detached garage is also proposed.
Handley Barn Farm Mudhurst Lane Lyme Handley
Received Not published - Decided: REFUSEDNP/CEC/0823/0917
Proposal for the installation of 1no. micro-wind turbine
Brink Farm Cottage Bakestonedale Road Pott Shrigley
Received Not published - Decided: GRANTED CONDITIONALLYNP/CEC/0824/0830
Conversion of part of domestic outbuilding to allow flexible use as either holiday accommodation or ancillary residential use.
Midgeley Gate Cottage, Midgley Lane, Wildboarclough, SK11 0BH
Received Not published - Decided: GRANTED CONDITIONALLYNP/CEC/0825/0845
Listed Building consent - Extension and improvement of fire alarm system
Lyme Hall Stable Block Lyme Park Disley
Received Not published - Under AssessmentNP/CEC/0826/0845
Listed Building consent - Low pressure abrasive paint removal from external brickwork
Cophurst Shrigley Road Pott Shrigley
Received Not published
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Peak District National Park Authority, 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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