Bolsover planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Bolsover District Council, updated daily. Bolsover District Council received 81 planning applications in the last 90 days. 97% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 61 days.
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Recent applications in Bolsover
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Land Between 17 And 29 Ball Hill South Normanton
Three new bungalows, South Normanton. Delivers three single-storey detached dwellings on open land at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame and roofing packages open the job, with brickwork and M&E at volume.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Land North Of 7 Boundary Walk Langwith
Two-storey storage building on Langwith land, Bolsover. New B8 warehouse erected on previously undeveloped ground at full application stage. Structural frame, cladding and industrial flooring drive the package, with yard drainage and M&E to follow.
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
Roadchef Tibshelf Services M1 Southbound Newtonwood Lane Tibshelf Alfreton DE55 5TZ
EV charging installation at Tibshelf Services, M1 southbound. Adds chargers, delineated parking bays, disabled and long-vehicle EV spaces, feeder pillars and associated infrastructure at full application stage. Electrical distribution, ground preparation, line marking and specialist parking…
GroundworksM&EHard landscaping
Roadchef Tibshelf Services M1 Northbound Newtonwood Lane Tibshelf Alfreton DE55 5TZ
EV charging hub at Tibshelf motorway services, Bolsover. Installs multiple chargers, feeder pillars, delineated parking and accessible bays at a major roadside facility, full application stage. Electrical infrastructure, groundworks for parking markings and ducting, and specialist EV installation…
GroundworksM&EHard landscaping
108 Southfield Lane Whitwell Worksop S80 4NR
Detached new dwelling outline permission, Whitwell. Single-home scheme with all matters reserved for future approval at outline stage. Foundation design, frame and building envelope packages are unresolved pending reserved matters submission.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Land On West Side Featherbed Lane Bolsover
Four-pitch traveller site conversion, Bolsover. Agricultural land repurposed for mobile home accommodation with septic tank and groundworks at full application stage. Site infrastructure, drainage, hardstanding and utilities installation are the main packages.
GroundworksDrainageHard landscaping
Land And Buildings South Of The Smallholding Cliff Hill Clowne
Farm building conversion to one dwelling, Clowne. Reuses a redundant agricultural structure as a single home with revised site access at full application stage. Internal fit-out, M&E rewiring, and drainage connection are the primary trades, with access works and potential structural upgrades on…
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Farnsworth Farm Marlpit Lane Bolsover Chesterfield S44 6XG
Agricultural land converting to plant hire and storage yard, Bolsover. Retrospective consent for machinery, materials and aggregate storage on a 0.2 ha site at full application stage. Yard hardstanding, drainage and fencing drive the consolidation, with ongoing material handling and sales activity.
Hard landscapingDrainage
7 - 7A High Street Clowne Chesterfield S43 4JT
Two-bedroom flat conversion from a salon, Clowne High Street. Repurposes a ground-floor commercial unit to create two one-bedroom homes at full application stage. Fit-out, partitioning, rewiring and bathroom/kitchen installation drive the labour and material spend.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Twinyards Farm Huthwaite Lane Old Blackwell
Agricultural-to-storage change of use, Bolsover. Converts a farm building to commercial storage at full application stage. Fit-out, access works and any fire/safety compliance upgrades are the focus for installers and contractors.
Fit-outM&E
Land To The Rear Of 60 Vale Drive Shirebrook
Single-dwelling caravan and shower block site, Shirebrook. Establishes permanent residential occupation via a static caravan and ancillary amenities on rear land at full application stage. Site works, drainage, and utility connections drive the scope; mobile home delivery and setup follow planning…
GroundworksDrainageM&E
The Rectory Church Street South Normanton Alfreton DE55 2BT
Outline permission for one detached dwelling, South Normanton. Reserved matters to follow on a single-dwelling site in Bolsover at outline stage. Groundworks, structural frame, roofing and M&E packages will be detailed once layout and design are settled.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Garden Land To The Rear Of 109 Alfreton Road South Normanton
Single detached bungalow, South Normanton garden plot. New one-bedroom home with parking and drainage on a rear infill site at full application stage. Foundations, brickwork, roofing and M&E packages suit local housebuilders, with standard utility connections to follow.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
2 Church Street Clowne Chesterfield S43 4JS
Shopfront and external shutter installation, Clowne. Adds new glazing and security shuttering to a ground-floor retail unit at full application stage. Glazing, shutter mechanism and fascia packages drive the specification for shopfront specialists.
GlazingM&E
112 Ball Hill South Normanton Alfreton DE55 2EB
First-floor extension to a Normanton house. Adds upper-storey living space to an existing dwelling at full application stage. Structural steels, joinery and roofing work suit local subcontractors, with M&E and groundworks for the new support.
GroundworksSteelBrickwork
Planning appeals in Bolsover District Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Bolsover District Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Bolsover District Council, raw rate
28.2%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
28.7%
national rates applied to this caseload
0.5 percentage points below expected. Bolsover District Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
82 appeals counted, 78 judged either way (22 allowed, 56 dismissed), 4 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 33.3% | 28.8% | 58 | 57 | 19 |
| Householder (HAS) | 25% | 35.6% | 12 | 12 | 3 |
| Enforcement Notice | 0% | 13.5% | 9 | 7 | 0 |
3 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | None judged | 8.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | Too few judged | 36.9% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Section 106 Agreement | Too few judged | 39.8% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Bolsover District Council
Bolsover District Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Bolsover District Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Affordable rent136 homes
- Shared ownership30 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Bolsover District Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder100% (81 decided)
- other97% (31 decided)
- residential97% (29 decided)
- commercial93% (14 decided)
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