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Unit 1 Derby Commercial Park Fernhook Avenue Derby DE21 7HW

26/00203/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 22 April 2026

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Change of use from storage and distribution (Use Class B8) to general industry (Use Class B2) and associated works at the OXW326 building

Received
20 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Alvaston North Ward
  1. Received20 Feb
  2. Validated20 Feb
  3. Consult.27 Apr
  4. Target17 Apr
  5. Decided22 Apr

Decided in 61 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Unit 1 Derby Commercial Park Fernhook Avenue Derby DE21 7HW. Derby has handled 2,039 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 5 days longer than Derby's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Alvaston North Ward. We hold 728 applications in total for the DE21 postcode area.

85% of full 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

Postcode
DE21 7HW
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 February 2026
Consultation start
13 April 2026
Last date for comments
27 April 2026
Target decision date
17 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
WSP
Agent address
First Floor 3 Wellington Place Leeds LS1 4AP

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
26 February 2026

Additional information

Documents
23

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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, 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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