Derbyshire Dales District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Derbyshire Dales District Council decided more than 1,000 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 9% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 55 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Derbyshire Dales District 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).
Recent major decisions
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29 October 2026 · Approved
Lumsdale Mill Lumsdale Road Lower Lumsdale Derbyshire · 24/00030/FUL
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16 October 2026 · Approved
Land Off Belper Road Ashbourne Derbyshire · 26/00053/REM
Figures for Derbyshire Dales District Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,000 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 9%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 55 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 100 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 35%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2024 |
| Local Plan policies held | 72plan adopted 2017 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Derbyshire Dales District Council’s planning applications.
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“It is considered that the main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issue is whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the development plan and national policy and the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location having regard to accessibility; and the effect of the proposal on trees and hedgerows.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding countryside.”
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“The main issues in this case are: • whether the proposed development would be sustainably located, with particular regard to reliance on private motor vehicles; and the effect the proposed development on • the character and appearance of the area…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.