Please note that the planning pre-application service will be suspended until 02 September 2024. From that date, we will be commencing a chargeable pre-application service, in line with the details approved by Cabinet at its meeting on 18 July 2024. The planning pages of the Council’s website will be updated by 02 September, including a facility to apply and pay for your pre-application enquiry online.

Officers will continue to provide responses to pre-application submissions that were submitted up to and including 18 July 2024.

We will continue to respond to enquiries in relation to whether planning permission is required for householder development as normal (i.e. those submitted via Householder Enquiry Form - Introduction - Section 1 - customer - Self Service (ne-derbyshire.gov.uk))

We appreciate your patience and understanding.

If you have any questions, please contact us via [email protected]

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Conservation

In North East Derbyshire there are 30 designated conservation areas. It is the quality of the architecture, visual character and historic interest of these areas that makes them special and worthy of conservation. In making the assessment of an area, many factors are considered in determining its character and quality including:

  • The historic layout of property boundaries and thoroughfares.
  • The inter-relationship of buildings and spaces.
  • The mix of building and land use.
  • The architectural quality of individual buildings either grand such as town halls, churches and stately houses or vernacular such as workers cottages, water mills and barns.
  • The composition of building groups such as terraces, shops, farm complexes, almshouses or industrial complexes (such as mills).
  • Vistas into, from, through and around the area under consideration.
  • The interaction of the natural and the built environment.
  • The age and social history of the area and its buildings.
  • The use of materials in buildings, boundaries, paths and open areas.

All of our conservation areas and boundaries can be viewed using the Online Mapping tool.