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Derbyshire Dales

Limited recent decision data is available for Derbyshire Dales, so we don't show a headline approval rate here — the figures below cover all application types on record.

Across all application types on record (2023-02-07–2026-05-21): 90.6% of 2,839 decisions approved.

3,413Total applications
2,573Approved
266Refused
53Withdrawn
314Pending
90.6%Approval rate (all types)
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Decision Level
2,652Delegated
517Not Available
121Committee
4Withdrawn
By Development Category
CategoryTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Full Planning Application 1,077 927 150
86.1%
Discharge of Conditions 496 495 1
99.8%
Tree Works (Conservation Area) 429 428 1
99.8%
Listed Building Consent 182 160 22
87.9%
Tree Works (TPO) 160 140 20
87.5%
Variation/Removal of Conditions (S73) 104 93 11
89.4%
Prior Approval (Other) 84 78 6
92.9%
Non-Material Amendment (S96a) 74 66 8
89.2%
Agricultural Building(s) to Dwelling(s) 50 32 18
64.0%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) 43 40 3
93.0%
Advertisement Consent 31 27 4
87.1%
Outline Planning 23 10 13
43.5%
County/Minerals/Waste 19 19 0
100.0%
Permitted Development - Extensions 18 16 2
88.9%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) 15 13 2
86.7%
Reserved Matters 13 11 2
84.6%
Demolition 6 6 0
100.0%
Permission in Principle 6 3 3
50.0%
Telecommunications 3 3 0
100.0%
Reserved Matters Approval 2 2 0
100.0%
Hedgerow Removal 2 2 0
100.0%
Modification of Section 106 1 1 0
100.0%
Prior approval Change Use-comm to dwell 1 1 0
100.0%
Quarterly Trend
QuarterDecidedApprovedApproval rate
2023-Q3 181 155
85.6%
2023-Q4 271 245
90.4%
2024-Q1 215 177
82.3%
2024-Q2 205 186
90.7%
2024-Q3 333 298
89.5%
2024-Q4 263 239
90.9%
2025-Q1 229 212
92.6%
2025-Q2 253 242
95.7%
2025-Q3 239 216
90.4%
2025-Q4 249 228
91.6%
2026-Q1 224 211
94.2%
2026-Q2 171 158
92.4%
By Ward
WardTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Wirksworth 468 441 27
94.2%
Matlock West 269 246 23
91.4%
Ashbourne North 266 245 21
92.1%
Matlock East And Tansley 253 231 22
91.3%
Darley Dale 220 188 32
85.5%
Norbury 213 192 21
90.1%
Cromford And Matlock Bath 208 191 17
91.8%
Ashbourne South 205 188 17
91.7%
Hulland 191 160 31
83.8%
Brailsford 183 161 22
88.0%
Dovedale, Parwich And Brassington 139 124 15
89.2%
Bonsall And Winster 109 102 7
93.6%
Planning guides

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