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8, Queens Road, Fairfield, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 7EX

HPK/2026/0071Full - MINORRefused
Full

Refused on 15 May 2026

Council decision: Planning Permission - RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use of C3 dwellinghouse to C2 children's home

Received
13 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
  1. Received13 Feb
  2. Validated24 Feb
  3. Consult.9 Apr
  4. Target21 Apr
  5. Decided15 May

Decided in 80 days (council typically 84)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 8 , Queens Road , Fairfield , Buxton , Derbyshire , SK17 7EX. High Peak has handled 2,064 applications of this type. This one was decided in 91 days, 7 days longer than High Peak's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 715 applications in total for the SK17 postcode area.

95% of full applications at High Peak Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 12 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposal would undermine the quality of life of communities by enabling a likely increase in crime, disorder, or anti-social behaviour as a direct consequence of permitting a use which would facilitate the criminal exploitation of potentially vulnerable children. As such the development would not create or promote a safe living environment, nor support the social well-being of the local community of which the vulnerable children woud form part of. The proposal therefore conflicts with Policy EQ6 of the High Peak Borough Council Local Plan (2016), Paragraphs 96 and 135 of the National Planning Policy Framework (December 2024), and the overarching social objective of the planning system (National Planning Policy Framework Paragraph 8).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SK17 7EX
Application type
Full - MINOR
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 February 2026
Consultation expiry
9 April 2026
Consultation start
10 March 2026
Consultation end
9 April 2026
Target decision date
21 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
51 , Coventry , CV5 9NS

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Peak District Dales SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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.

Source: High Peak

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