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Sewage Treatment Works Lea Road Lea Bridge Derbyshire

25/01175/CMCounty MatterApproved

Approved on 13 January 2026

Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed construction of new sewage treatment assets and associated infrastructure to improve river quality, increase storm storage capacity and reduce spills to the River Derwent. (CW3/1225/13)

Received
17 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Cromford And Matlock Bath
Agent
Fisher German LLP
  1. Received17 Dec
  2. Validated17 Dec
  3. Consult.12 Jan
  4. Target14 Jan
  5. Decided13 Jan

Decided in 27 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application at Sewage Treatment Works Lea Road Lea Bridge Derbyshire. Derbyshire Dales has handled 141 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 days, 3 weeks quicker than Derbyshire Dales's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Cromford And Matlock Bath.

93% of all applications at Derbyshire Dales District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
County Matter
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Cromford
District
H1608

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 December 2025
Consultation expiry
12 January 2026
Consultation start
22 December 2025
Consultation end
12 January 2026
Target decision date
14 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Fisher German LLP
Architect profile
FISHER GERMAN LIMITED
Agent address
The Estates Office Ivanhoe Business Park Ashby De La Zouch LE65 2UZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Castle Top, Lea Bridge and High Peak JunctionPart of the site · +1 more
  • World Heritage Site: Derwent Valley Mills
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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

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© 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.

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Source: Derbyshire Dales

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