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.
473 approved · 605 refused · 232 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Oct 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Walton Hospital Whitecotes Lane Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3HN
Received 3 Sept 201546 Poolsbrook View Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3LA
Received 4 Sept 2015North Midland House Corporation Street Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7TP
Received 1 Sept 201512 Churston Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1HP
Received 3 Sept 2015Land Formerly Known As Brookside Farm Chesterfield Road Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 7 Sept 201539 St Philips Drive Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0RG
Received 4 Sept 2015293 Walton Back Lane Chesterfield Derbyshire S42 7AA
Received 7 Sept 201523 Hazel Drive Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3EN
Received 8 Sept 20155 Low Pavement Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1PF
Received 8 Sept 2015175 High Street Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9LH
Received 8 Sept 201572 Vincent Crescent Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3NP
Received 10 Sept 201558 Cartmel Crescent Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 8JQ
Received 10 Sept 2015Block 36-40 Chantrey Avenue Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7DP
Received 9 Sept 2015Cineworld Unit 4 Alma Leisure Park Derby Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 2EZ
Received 10 Sept 2015Bradbury House Goyt Side Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1YD
Received 10 Sept 20157 Hedley Drive Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 1BF
Received 10 Sept 2015Bonsall Court Newbold Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 8AW
Received 9 Sept 201551 Lansbury Avenue Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 2AH
Received 9 Sept 201519 Willow Garth Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 8BL
Received 9 Sept 201520 Winnats Close Loundsley Green Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4HZ
Received 9 Sept 2015Flats 1-3 Wyedale Court St Johns Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 8PA
Received 9 Sept 2015Ashgate Croft School Ashgate Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4BN
Received 10 Sept 20155-11 Devon Drive Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 1DZ
Received 9 Sept 2015Land To South Of Spire Walk Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 11 Sept 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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