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The Old Barn Poplar Row Darley Abbey Derby

03/04/00625Local Council Own Development Reg 3Approved

Approved on 17 March 2005

Council decision: Granted ConditionallyDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Change Of Use And Extension To Form Outdoor And Environmental Education Centre And Formation Of Parking

Received
31 March 2004
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Ward
Darley Ward
Agent
Corporate Services
  1. Received31 Mar
  2. Validated31 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target26 May
  5. Decided17 Mar

Decided in 351 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at The Old Barn Poplar Row Darley Abbey Derby. Derby has handled 61 applications of this type. This one was decided in 351 days, 42 weeks longer than Derby's typical decision time. The site is in the Darley Abbey conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 103 applications across Darley Ward.

92% of all applications at Derby City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Local Council Own Development Reg 3
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 March 2004
Consultation expiry
13 April 2004
Consultation start
15 April 2004
Neighbour consultation start
17 March 2005
Target decision date
26 May 2004

Applicant and agent

Agent
Corporate Services
Agent address
Derby City Council Architects Section Roman House Friar Gate, Derby DE1 1XB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
13 April 2004
Site notice start
26 April 2004

Additional information

Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Darley Abbey
  • World Heritage Site: Derwent Valley Mills

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

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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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