Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Chesterfield Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
458 approved · 603 refused · 229 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Dec 2014 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Chesterfield Football Club 1866 Sheffield Road Whittington Moor Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 8NZ
Received 8 Dec 2014Points Of Sale 95 - 97 Rectory Road Duckmanton Chesterfield Derbyshire S44 5EE
Received 17 Dec 2014Plot 2 (North) Markham Lane Duckmanton Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 23 Dec 2014Littlemoor Shopping Centre Littlemoor Centre Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 8QW
Received 23 Dec 201414 Tylney Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3NZ
Received 14 Jan 2015799A Sheffield Road Sheepbridge Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 15 Jan 20158 Bower Farm Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9PP
Received 6 Feb 2015Penmore House Hasland Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0SJ
Received 6 Feb 2015Wetherspoons West Bars Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1PB
Received 18 Feb 201535 Mansfeldt Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7BW
Received 23 Feb 2015Unit 3 Hema Works Station Lane Old Whittington Derbyshire S41 9NY
Received 9 Mar 2015282 Derby Road Birdholme Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 2ER
Received 10 Mar 2015Angel Inn 49 South Street North Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 2AA
Received 12 Mar 2015Dunston Park Equestrian Centre Dunston Road Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 16 Mar 2015Ashton Lodge 28 Abercrombie Street Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7LW
Received 17 Mar 20152 Dorset Drive Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 1DS
Received 19 Mar 20155 Brookfield Avenue Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3NX
Received 19 Mar 201589 Ringwood Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 1DF
Received 24 Mar 2015Bridge Business Centre Beresford Way Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9FG
Received 25 Mar 2015159 Middlecroft Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3NF
Received 26 Mar 201544 Elliott Drive Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3DP
Received 26 Mar 2015Dunston Hall Dunston Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9RL
Received 27 Mar 2015Dunston Hall Dunston Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9RL
Received 27 Mar 2015The Pavements Middle Pavement Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1PA
Received 30 Mar 2015Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Chesterfield Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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