High Peak Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
High Peak Borough Council decided more than 670 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 13% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 87 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on High Peak 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).
Recent major decisions
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27 August 2026 · Approved
Land Off , Dinting Road , Glossop , Derbyshire , SK13 7UU · HPK/2025/0150
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27 August 2026 · Approved
Land Off , Dinting Road , Glossop , Derbyshire , SK13 7UU · HPK/2025/0151
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18 August 2026 · Approved
LAND AT STADEN LANE BUSINESS PARK , Staden Lane , Buxton , Derbyshire , · HPK/2025/0216
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30 July 2026 · Refused
Buxton Store and Office Building , Otters Ole , Market Street , Buxton , Derbyshire , SK17 6JY · DET/2026/0012
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27 July 2026 · Approved
Change of use from Nursing Home (use class C2) to 13 one and two bed apartments (use class C3).
Portland Nursing Home , 8 Park Road , Buxton , Derbyshire , SK17 6SG · HPK/2023/0328
Figures for High Peak Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 670 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 13%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 87 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 12%of more than 170 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 80 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 37%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 56plan adopted 2016 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on High Peak Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are the effect of the proposed development: • on the character and appearance of the area, and • on biodiversity.”
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“The main issue raised by this appeal is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt; • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area; • the effect of the proposal on highway safety; and •…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the 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.