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.
502 approved · 624 refused · 240 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Holbrook Farm Renishaw Road Mastin Moor Derbyshire S43 3DW
Received 14 Jun 2016Markham Employment Growth Zone Markham Lane Duckmanton Derbyshire S44 5HS
Received 8 Jun 201685 The Green Hasland Derbyshire S41 0LW
Received 16 Jun 2016Winding Wheel Holywell Street Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7SA
Received 16 Jun 201626 Dukes Drive Newbold Derbyshire S41 8QG
Received 17 Jun 2016Land To The Rear Of Millenium House Foxwood Road Sheepbridge Derbyshire
Received 16 Jun 201612 Kennet Vale Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4EW
Received 17 Jun 201663 Moorland View Road Walton Derbyshire S40 3DD
Received 17 Jun 2016Staveley Hall Church Street Staveley Derbyshire S43 3TN
Received 20 Jun 2016Land Ajoining 20 Harehill Road Grangewood Derbyshire
Received 17 Jun 20161 Horsley Close Holme Hall Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4XD
Received 21 Jun 2016345 Chatsworth Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 2BZ
Received 21 Jun 2016Healthy Living Centre Barlow Road Staveley Derbyshire S43 3XR
Received 21 Jun 2016Land Adjacent To 105 Kendal Road Newbold Derbyshire
Received 22 Jun 2016Land At East Of A61Known As Chesterfield Waterside Brimington Road Tapton Derbyshire
Received 22 Jun 201624 Handley Road New Whittington Derbyshire S43 2EE
Received 22 Jun 201615 - 17 West Bars Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1AQ
Received 22 Jun 2016Pomegranate Theatre Corporation Street Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7TX
Received 22 Jun 2016Trust Carpets Dunston Trading Estate Foxwood Road Sheepbridge Derbyshire S41 9RF
Received 27 Jun 2016Land To Rear Of 19 Bentham Road Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 27 Jun 2016Hotel De Pod High Street Staveley Derbyshire S43 3UX
Received 27 Jun 201689 New Square Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1AH
Received 27 Jun 2016Netherleigh 34 Netherleigh Road Ashgate Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3QJ
Received 28 Jun 2016Wood View 7 Florence Close Birdholme Derbyshire S40 2JL
Received 28 Jun 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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