Planning permission in Derbyshire Dales
Most single-storey rear extensions within the national permitted development limits don't need planning permission in Derbyshire Dales. The rules are stricter in its 31 conservation areas, where side extensions, two-storey extensions and loft dormers need permission. Check your address to see which rules apply.
Derbyshire Dales at a glance
- Conservation areas
- 31
- Article 4 areas
- Not published
- Protected landscapes
- Peak District
- Planning decisions
- Derbyshire Dales District Council
How many conservation areas are there in Derbyshire Dales?
Derbyshire Dales has 31 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.
- Ashbourne
- Bolehill
- Brailsford
- Brassington
- Callow Hall
- Carsington and Hopton
- Castle Top, Lea Bridge and High Peak Junction
- Cromford
- Gorsey Bank
- Hognaston
- Hulland
- Kirk Ireton
- Kniveton
- Longford
- Lumsdale
- Mapleton
- Matlock Bank
- Matlock Bath
- Matlock Bridge
- Matlock Dale
- Middleton-by-Wirksworth
- Norbury
- Old Matlock
- Osmaston
- Riber
- Rocester
- Shirley
- Snelston
- Somersal Herbert
- Sudbury
- Wirksworth
Read more: extensions, loft dormers, garden rooms and solar panels in a conservation area.
Does Derbyshire Dales have Article 4 directions?
Derbyshire Dales 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 Derbyshire Dales in a national park, National Landscape or green belt?
- National park in or bordering Derbyshire Dales: Peak District.
- World Heritage Site: Derwent Valley Mills.
- There is green belt in or bordering Derbyshire Dales. 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.
National parks and National Landscapes restrict permitted development in similar ways to conservation areas. Read more: extensions, loft dormers and garden rooms.
Listed buildings and protected trees in Derbyshire Dales
Listed buildings everywhere in England are recorded by Historic England, and the checker looks for them at every address. Derbyshire Dales 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.
Derbyshire Dales 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 Derbyshire Dales publish?
| Data | Status | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation area boundaries | Published | 31 |
| 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 Derbyshire Dales? 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 Derbyshire Dales District Council and national bodies under the Open Government Licence, last updated here on 30 October 2026. Derbyshire Dales District Council website.