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.
533 approved · 648 refused · 243 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Dec 2013 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Poolsbrook Caravan Club Site Poolsbrook Country Park Pavilion Drive Poolsbrook S43 3WL
Received 11 Jul 201720 Barton Crescent Holme Hall Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4UH
Received 11 Jul 201721 Millstream Close Walton Derbyshire S40 3DS
Received 12 Jul 2017144 St Johns Road Newbold Derbyshire S41 8PE
Received 12 Jul 2017Eyre Chapel Newbold Village Newbold Road Newbold Derbyshire S41 8RJ
Received 12 Jul 201779 Paxton Road Tapton Derbyshire S41 0TL
Received 12 Jul 2017Bayheath House Rose Hill West Chesterfield S40 1JF
Received 14 Jul 201730 Hucknall Avenue Loundsley Green Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4BY
Received 13 Jul 2017Whittington Green School High Street Old Whittington Derbyshire S41 9LG
Received 12 Jul 2017Land To The Rear Of 79 Sheffield Road Stonegravels Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 13 Jul 201781A Sheffield Road Stonegravels Chesterfield S41 7LT
Received 17 Jul 2017548 Chatsworth Road Chesterfield S40 3AY
Received 17 Jul 2017Land At Newbridge Lane Brimington Derbyshire
Received 17 Jul 2017Orchard Cottage Wash House Lane Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3AZ
Received 17 Jul 201721 Oldridge Close Holme Hall Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4UF
Received 17 Jul 2017Colliery House Colliery Close Staveley S43 3QE
Received 18 Jul 201718 Milldale Close Holme Hall Chesterfield S40 4RG
Received 18 Jul 2017187 Sheffield Road Stonegravels Chesterfield S41 7JQ
Received 18 Jul 2017Site Of Former Sheepbridge Sports and Social Club 202 Newbold Road Newbold Derbyshire
Received 18 Jul 201750 Highfield Lane Newbold Derbyshire S41 8AY
Received 19 Jul 20178 Bower Farm Road Old Whittington Derbyshire S41 9PP
Received 19 Jul 201723 Market Place Chesterfield S40 1PJ
Received 20 Jul 201710 Firvale Road Walton Derbyshire S42 7NN
Received 20 Jul 201710 Ians Way Loundsley Green Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4PY
Received 20 Jul 2017Records 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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