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Application Details
Application number	HPK/2026/0071	Application type	Full - MINOR
Site address	8 , Queens Road , Fairfield , Buxton , Derbyshire , SK17 7EX	Proposal	Change of use of C3 dwellinghouse to C2 children's home
Applicant name	Mr Rughvir Bawa	Agent name	Mrs Michelle Callaghan Simple Planning Solutions Ltd
Applicant address	City Road , London , EC1V 2NX	Agent address	51 , Coventry , CV5 9NS
Application status	FULL-REF
Received date	13/02/2026	Valid date	24/02/2026
Fee due	588.00	Fee paid	588.00
Determination required date	21/04/2026	Agreed extended date	15/05/2026
Case Officer	Alex Bonser
Start of Public Consultation period	10/03/2026	End of Public Consultation period	11/05/2026
Referred to Secretary of State date		Referral expiry date
Decision by	Delegated Decision	Committee date
Decision	Planning Permission - Refused	Decision Date	15/05/2026
Temp permission expiry date		Permission expiry date
Legal Obligation ref.

Planning appeal information
Appeal reference	HPK/2026/0071/A
Appeal lodged date	03/06/2026
Planning Inspectorate reference	6010711
Planning Inspectorate start date	05/06/2026
Agent/Solicitor company name
Agent/Solicitor name
Inquiry date
Hearing date
Appeal case officer	Alex Bonser
Appeal decision
Appeal decision date

Consultations
Name	Address
County Planning (Highways)	Highways Section, County Hall, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3AG
The Owner / Occupier	FAIRFIELD METHODIST CHURCH, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
Severn Trent Water Ltd	Operations Management Ltd, Asset Protection (Waste Water) East, Leicester Water Centre, Gorse Hill, Leicester, LE7 7GU
Buxton Mineral Water Ltd	Nestle Waters (UK) Ltd, Waterswallows Lane, Fairfield, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 7JD
HPBC Waste (Operational Services)	LEEK
Blaine Hodkinson	Housing Solutions Officer,
Susan Bailey	Housing Solutions Officer,
HPBC Environmental Health	Town Hall, Buxton,
Derbyshire Police (Crime Prevention Design)	Force Designing Out Crime Officer, Derbyshire Constabulary, Partnerships, Prevention and Collaboration Derbyshire Constabulary HQ , Butterley Hall, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3RS
Cllr Rachel Quinn	Barms Ward,
The Owner / Occupier	89, Windsor Road, Fairfield, Buxton, SK17 7NR
The Owner / Occupier	1, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	2, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	3, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	4, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	5, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	6, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	8, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	9, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	10, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	11, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	12, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	14, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	15, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	16, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	17, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	18, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	19, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	20, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	21, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	23, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	24, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	25, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	26, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	27, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	28, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	5, Queens Road, Fairfield, Buxton, SK17 7EX
The Owner / Occupier	6a, Queens Road, Fairfield, Buxton, SK17 7EX
The Owner / Occupier	6b, Queens Road, Fairfield, Buxton, SK17 7EX
The Owner / Occupier	7, Queens Road, Fairfield, Buxton, SK17 7EX
The Owner / Occupier	9, Queens Road, Fairfield, Buxton, SK17 7EX
The Owner / Occupier	10, Queens Road, Fairfield, Buxton, SK17 7EX
The Owner / Occupier	6, Queens Road, Fairfield, Buxton, SK17 7EX
The Owner / Occupier	22, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
The Owner / Occupier	7, 131 WESLEY HOUSE, Fairfield Road, Buxton, SK17 7DU
Derbyshire Police (Crime Prevention Design)	Force Designing Out Crime Officer, Derbyshire Constabulary, Partnerships, Prevention and Collaboration Derbyshire Constabulary HQ , Butterley Hall, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3RS

Attachments - Click the Description to view the attachment in a new window.
Date	Description
10/03/2026	1-100 site plan existing (with spaces)
10/03/2026	Application Form
10/03/2026	Elevations Ex & Prop 1
10/03/2026	Existing Floor Plan
10/03/2026	Location Plan
10/03/2026	Operational Management Plan RevA
10/03/2026	Proposed floor plans RevA
10/03/2026	PS 8 Queens Road Buxton RevA.
10/03/2026	Side elevation Ex & Prop 2.
11/03/2026	Consultation Response Councillor Rachael Quinn
18/03/2026	Consultation Response DCC Highways
25/03/2026	Consultation Response Buxton Civic Association
30/03/2026	Consultation Response DERBYSHIRE POLICE
31/03/2026	Public Comment Debra Betts
31/03/2026	Consultation Response HPBC Environmental Health
13/04/2026	Consultation Response Severn Trent
14/04/2026	Consultation Response Public Sector Housing
24/04/2026	1-100 site plan existing (with spaces) Rev A
24/04/2026	Operational Management Plan RevB
24/04/2026	Response to Officer 14th April 2026
24/04/2026	Letter from Applicant to LPA
24/04/2026	Rebuttal - Police & Councillor 14 4 26
15/05/2026	Delegated report
15/05/2026	Decision notice
05/06/2026	Appeal Statement