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Former Department Store Knifesmithgate Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1UR

CHE/26/01015/DOCAwaiting decision
Discharge / amendments
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Discharge of Condition 8 (Shopfront details) for Unit 4 of application CHE/15/00676/FUL- Change of use and internal refurbishment of former department store to hotel (C1), independent ground floor units (a1/A3/A4) and basement gym (D2) including new external courtyard and alterations to servicing, demolition of bridge, fire escape stair tower and single storey link block and erection of a single storey rear extension

Received
3 November 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 9 November 2026
Ward
Spire
  1. Received3 Nov
  2. Validated5 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Former Department Store Knifesmithgate Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1UR. Chesterfield has handled 3,914 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 5 November 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 156 applications across Spire. We hold 637 applications in total for the S40 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
S40 1UR

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
EC

Additional information

Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Central Methodist ChurchOn or next to this site
  • Brownfield land register: 1 - 3 Knifesmithgate ChesterfieldRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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