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.
498 approved · 619 refused · 240 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
West Garth 27 Church Street North Old Whittington Derbyshire S41 9QN
Received 7 Apr 2016Lorien 6 Thornfield Avenue Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3LG
Received 12 Apr 2016246A Ashgate Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4AW
Received 11 Apr 201647 Paisley Close Staveley Derbyshire S43 3NS
Received 11 Apr 2016Bank Close House Hasland Road Hasland Derbyshire S41 0RZ
Received 7 Apr 2016Bank Close House Hasland Road Hasland Derbyshire S41 0RZ
Received 7 Apr 2016Bank Close House Hasland Road Hasland Derbyshire S41 0RZ
Received 7 Apr 201610 Leyburn Close Brockwell Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4DW
Received 12 Apr 2016Unit 15 Foxwood Industrial Park Foxwood Road Sheepbridge Derbyshire S41 9RN
Received 12 Apr 201646 Alexandra Road West Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1NP
Received 13 Apr 20168 Bower Farm Road Old Whittington Derbyshire S41 9PP
Received 13 Apr 2016University Of Derby St Helena Centre Sheffield Road Stonegravels Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7LS
Received 13 Apr 2016Royal Bank Of Scotland 2 - 4 Stephenson Place Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1XP
Received 14 Apr 201629 Chesterfield Road Brimington Derbyshire S43 1AB
Received 18 Apr 2016Walton Hospital Visitors Car Park Whitecotes Lane Walton Derbyshire
Received 15 Apr 2016104 Storforth Lane Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0QA
Received 18 Apr 2016102 Storforth Lane Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0QA
Received 18 Apr 2016122 Spital Lane Spital Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0HN
Received 18 Apr 20168 Westfield Close Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3RS
Received 18 Apr 2016Brickmakers Arms 168 Manor Road Brimington Derbyshire S43 1NW
Received 19 Apr 20163 Salisbury Avenue Newbold Derbyshire S41 8PR
Received 19 Apr 2016Friends Meeting House 27 Ashgate Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4AG
Received 19 Apr 201623 Springfield Avenue Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1DJ
Received 20 Apr 20166 The Dell Ashgate Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4DL
Received 19 Apr 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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