Planning application
Royal Mail Buxton Delivery Office , Vehicle Workshop , Palace Road , Buxton , Derbyshire , SK17 6AB
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Outline planning permission with some matters reserved for the demolition of building (due to serious H&S concerns) and use the footprint of the building as additional parking on the wider site - approval of Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale.
As published by the council, reference HPK/2026/0178
Application record
- Reference
- HPK/2026/0178
- Type
- Outline - MINOR apps
- Status
- Consultations/Re-consultations issued
- Received
- 28 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 12 May 2026
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SK17 6AB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Apr 2026
Received by High Peak
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12 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
High Peak took a median of 90 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with High Peak for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year High Peak decided outline applications in a median of 105 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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