Planning permission in Derby
Most single-storey rear extensions within the national permitted development limits don't need planning permission in Derby. The rules are stricter in its 15 conservation areas, where side extensions, two-storey extensions and loft dormers need permission. Check your address to see which rules apply.
Derby at a glance
- Conservation areas
- 15
- Article 4 areas
- Not published
- Protected landscapes
- None
- Planning decisions
- Derby City Council
How many conservation areas are there in Derby?
Derby has 15 conservation areas. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are reduced: side extensions, two-storey extensions, loft dormers and cladding all need planning permission, and many councils add Article 4 directions on top.
- Allestree
- Arboretum
- City Centre
- Darley Abbey
- Friar Gate
- Hartington Street
- Highfield Cottages
- Leylands Estate
- Little Chester
- Markeaton
- Mickleover
- Nottingham Road
- Railway
- Spondon
- Strutts Park
Read more: extensions, loft dormers, garden rooms and solar panels in a conservation area.
Does Derby have Article 4 directions?
Derby hasn't published any Article 4 boundaries on planning.data.gov.uk. Most councils have at least one Article 4 direction, often in conservation areas, so check the council's website or ask its planning team before relying on permitted development.
What is an Article 4 direction?
Is any of Derby in a national park, National Landscape or green belt?
- World Heritage Site: Derwent Valley Mills.
- There is green belt in or bordering Derby. Householder permitted development rights apply as normal in the green belt, but if you need planning permission, green belt policy limits how much a home can be enlarged.
Listed buildings and protected trees in Derby
Listed buildings everywhere in England are recorded by Historic England, and the checker looks for them at every address. Derby doesn't publish listed building outlines, so where a listed building is recorded near an address, we ask the homeowner to check whether it's theirs.
Derby doesn't publish its tree preservation orders as data. If there are mature trees near your project, ask the council whether any are protected before you start.
What planning data does Derby publish?
| Data | Status | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation area boundaries | Published | 15 |
| Article 4 direction boundaries | Not published | 0 |
| Listed building outlines | Not published | 0 |
| Tree preservation order areas | Not published | 0 |
| Protected trees | Not published | 0 |
Planning work on a home in Derby? Put a pin on your house and we'll check it against all of this.
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Data from planning.data.gov.uk, published by Derby City Council and national bodies under the Open Government Licence, last updated here on 31 October 2026. Derby City Council website.