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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.
491 approved · 618 refused · 238 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Dec 2013 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
61 Devonshire Avenue North New Whittington Derbyshire S43 2DF
Received 17 Mar 2016The Former Boat Yard 955 Sheffield Road Sheepbridge Derbyshire S41 9EJ
Received 18 Mar 2016Ringwood Hall Chesterfield Road Brimington Derbyshire S43 1DQ
Received 18 Mar 2016Poppy Barn 23 Bridle Road Woodthorpe Derbyshire S43 3BY
Received 18 Mar 2016Ringwood Hall Chesterfield Road Brimington Derbyshire S43 1DQ
Received 18 Mar 2016Plot 13 Markham Lane Duckmanton Derbyshire
Received 18 Mar 201685 The Green Hasland Derbyshire S41 0LW
Received 21 Mar 201615 Miriam Avenue Somersall Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3NF
Received 21 Mar 2016Ringwood Centre Victoria Street Brimington Derbyshire S43 1HY
Received 18 Mar 2016Unit 4 Lockoford Trade Park Lockoford Lane Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7JL
Received 21 Mar 20162 Salisbury Avenue Newbold Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 8PR
Received 22 Mar 201610 Barn Close Newbold Derbyshire S41 8BD
Received 22 Mar 2016Land At East Of A61Known As Chesterfield Waterside Brimington Road Tapton Derbyshire
Received 16 Mar 201660 Netherfield Road Somersall Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3LS
Received 22 Mar 2016Royal Bank Of Scotland 2 - 4 Stephenson Place Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1XL
Received 22 Mar 2016Land At East Of A61Known As Chesterfield Waterside Brimington Road Tapton Derbyshire
Received 16 Mar 2016Land At East Of A61Known As Chesterfield Waterside Brimington Road Tapton Derbyshire
Received 16 Mar 2016Land At East Of A61Known As Chesterfield Waterside Brimington Road Tapton Derbyshire
Received 16 Mar 2016Land At East Of A61Known As Chesterfield Waterside Brimington Road Tapton Derbyshire
Received 16 Mar 2016Land At East Of A61Known As Chesterfield Waterside Brimington Road Tapton Derbyshire
Received 16 Mar 2016Land At East Of A61Known As Chesterfield Waterside Brimington Road Tapton Derbyshire
Received 16 Mar 2016Land At East Of A61Known As Chesterfield Waterside Brimington Road Tapton Derbyshire
Received 16 Mar 2016Land Adj 30 Matlock Road Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 22 Mar 2016Fields Farm Newbold Road Newbold Derbyshire S41 9RP
Received 24 Mar 2016Records 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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