New housing in Bolsover District Council
We read Bolsover District Council's planning register every day. We hold 6,556 of its planning applications going back to 1965, and 48 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 205% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 205% (2025)
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 6,556
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 27 | 1 |
| 2025 | 49 | 40 | 4 |
| 2024 | 62 | 49 | 4 |
| 2023 | 85 | 70 | 7 |
| 2022 | 78 | 68 | 4 |
| 2021 | 100 | 91 | 3 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 850 | Land At Pleasley Hill Farm, Pleasley Mansfield Compliance of a section 106 obligation (site wide design code) contained in agreement dated 04/05/2023 relating to planning application reference 2020/0169/out (outline application for mixed use development with all… 25/00322/NCO | Decided | 21 Jul 2025 |
| 315 | Land South West Of Upperthorpe Road Killamarsh Chesterfield Erection of 315 no. dwellings, including details of internal access, layout, scale, appearance and landscaping (Major Development) (Affecting a public right of way) (Amended Plans) 24/00506/NCO | Decided | 29 Oct 2024 |
| 300 | Land Off Ashland Road West Sutton In Ashfield Out Of Area Application for Approval of Reserved Matters Following Outline Planning Permission V/2020/0184 & APP/W3005/W/21/3274818 Residential Development of up to 300 Dwellings With Associated Infrastructure and landscaping… 23/00617/NCO | Decided | 30 Nov 2023 |
| 185 | Land West Of Chesterfield Road, Alfreton Amber Valley Neighbouring Authority Consultation. Outline planning for the erection of up to 185 dwellings including affordable housing, with public open space, landscaping, sustainable drainage system (SUDs) and vehicular access.… 24/00019/NCO | Decided | 12 Jan 2024 |
| 163 | Land South Of, Worksop Road, Mastin Moor, Derbyshire Chesterfield Reserved Matters consent for CHE/20/00700/OUT dealing with appearance, access, landscape, layout, and scale for the erection of 163 residential dwellings, associated infrastructure and incidental landscaping… 25/00116/NCO | Decided | 28 Feb 2025 |
| 84 | Land West Of Norcroft Wild Hill Teversal Nottinghamshire Ashfield Construction of 84 Dwellings and Garages, Including Highway, Drainage and Green Infrastructure and Demolition of Storage Building 26/00382/NCO | Decided | 2 Oct 2026 |
| 70 | Land Between M1 Motorway And Sough Road South Normanton Erection of 70 no. residential dwellings together with associated accesses, parking and landscaping. 23/00588/FUL | Withdrawn | 23 Nov 2023 |
| 50 | Land To North West Of 3A Brookhill Lane Pinxton Full planning application for the erection of 50 dwellings and garages, and green, highways and drainage infrastructure 26/00266/FUL | Awaiting decision | 23 Jul 2026 |
| 47 | Wyandotte Farm 280A Shuttlewood Road Bolsover Chesterfield S44 6PB Outline planning application for 47 residential dwellings with all matters reserved 25/00072/OUT | Refused | 11 Feb 2025 |
| 18 | Land To The West Of Ash Close Barlborough Lawful Proposed Development Certificate - Internal works to 18 apartments comprising dividing walls to create additional bedrooms 24/00160/LAWPRO | Decided | 23 Apr 2024 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: Bolsover District Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.