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Blue Bell Inn 17 Main Street Blackfordby Swadlincote Derby DE11 8AD

19/01142/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 6 April 2020

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing public house and erection of six new dwellings and creation of a new vehicular access and alterations to the existing access

Received
17 June 2019
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Blackfordby
Agent
Woore:Watkins Ltd
  1. Received17 Jun
  2. Validated18 Jun
  3. Consult.28 Feb
  4. Target13 Aug
  5. Decided6 Apr

Decided in 293 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Blue Bell Inn 17 Main Street Blackfordby Swadlincote Derby DE11 8AD. North West Leicestershire has handled 566 applications of this type. This one was decided in 294 days, 34 weeks longer than North West Leicestershire's typical decision time. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 6 applications across Blackfordby. We hold 622 applications in total for the DE11 postcode area.

93% of full applications at North West Leicestershire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
DE11 8AD
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 June 2019
Consultation expiry
28 February 2020
Consultation start
14 February 2020
Consultation end
28 February 2020
Neighbour consultation start
29 November 2019
Neighbour consultation end
13 December 2019
Last date for comments
28 February 2020
Target decision date
13 August 2019
Permission expires
6 April 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Woore:Watkins Ltd
Agent address
61 Friar Gate Derby DE1 1DJ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
10 July 2019
Site notice start
1 July 2019
Site notice end
22 July 2019

Appeal history

3262232
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 16 July 2021Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-07931105
Documents
45

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: BlackfordbyPart of the site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Mease SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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 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.

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

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    The approval of details reserved by condition 4 (Levels), 6 (Archaeology), 7 (Tree and Hedge Protection…

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  2. 2020
    18 Dec

    Variation of conditions 2, 11 and 12 of planning application 19/01142/FUL

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)20/01982/VCU
  3. 2019
    17 Jun

    Demolition of existing public house and erection of six new dwellings and creation of a new vehicular access…

    This applicationApprovedFull19/01142/FUL

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