Amber Valley Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Amber Valley Borough Council decided more than 690 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 2% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 52 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Amber Valley Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Figures for Amber Valley Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 690 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 2%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 52 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 55 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 46%about one in two |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 57plan adopted 2026 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Amber Valley Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character of the countryside and landscape; • Whether the proposal would be suitably located having regard to relevant development plan policies concerning the location of housing; and…”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • whether the proposal would accord with development plan policies relating to the location of development in the Borough; and, • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of…”
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“The main issues are: i. whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and any relevant development plan policies & the effect of the proposal on the openness…”
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“The main issues are: • Whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and development plan policy, including an assessment of the effect of the proposal on the openness of…”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies; • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.