North East Derbyshire planning appeals
Inspectors allowed 19% of the planning appeals decided against North East Derbyshire, 12 points below the England figure of 31%.
That ranks North East Derbyshire 168 of 195 English councils with at least 20 appeals decided, counting from the most often overturned.
What this means if you are objecting
Refusals here tend to hold up. When North East Derbyshire refuses an application, the Inspectorate agrees more often than it does nationally, which means an objection that persuades the case officer is more likely to be the end of it.
Householder appeals
5 householder appeals were decided against North East Derbyshire, with 0% allowed. These are extensions, loft conversions and the like, and they are decided under a faster procedure than a full planning appeal.
Against the rest of East Midlands
Across East Midlands, inspectors allowed 33% of planning appeals on average. North East Derbyshire is a shire district.
Other councils in East Midlands
- Nottingham56% (19/34)
- South Derbyshire52% (12/23)
- North Northamptonshire44% (18/41)
- West Northamptonshire40% (26/65)
- Charnwood36% (8/22)
- East Lindsey33% (7/21)
- Newark and Sherwood33% (7/21)
- South Kesteven32% (8/25)
Objecting to an application in North East Derbyshire?
Enter the planning reference and we will check the designations on the site, the adopted local plan and the applicant's own documents, then tell you which grounds you actually have. That part is free.
Check my grounds, freeFigures cover April 2025 to March 2026 and come from the Planning Inspectorate, Decisions by LPA and decision maker, published under the Open Government Licence. Section 78 planning appeals only. “Allowed” means the inspector granted permission the council had refused. Source data.