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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.
578 approved · 733 refused · 265 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jul 2012 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
180 Handley Road New Whittington Derbyshire S43 2ER
Received 30 Apr 2019437 Newbold Road Newbold Derbyshire S41 8AE
Received 29 Apr 2019Walton Hospital Whitecotes Lane Walton Derbyshire S40 3HW
Received 30 Apr 2019T Mobile 96008 Telecommunications Mast Fan Road Staveley Derbyshire
Received 1 May 2019Highfield Hall Primary School Highfield Lane Newbold Derbyshire S41 8AZ
Received 15 Apr 2019Silversteel Manor Carrwood Road Chesterfield Trading Estate Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9QB
Received 3 May 2019155 Church Street North Old Whittington S41 9QR
Received 7 May 201931 Little Brind Road Upper Newbold Derbyshire S41 8XW
Received 7 May 2019Denby House 2 Ralph Road Staveley S43 3PY
Received 8 May 2019Saltergate Multi Storey Car Park Saltergate Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 8 May 20199 Briardene Close Holme Hall Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4XY
Received 8 May 20197 Park Hall Gardens Walton S42 7NQ
Received 9 May 2019Walton Hospital Whitecotes Lane Walton Derbyshire S40 3HW
Received 8 May 201916 Marchwood Close Brockwell Chesterfield S40 4DT
Received 10 May 2019Unit 1 Saturn Business Park Mcgregors Way Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 2WB
Received 10 May 20199 Lancelot Close Walton Derbyshire S40 3ET
Received 13 May 201918 Dade Avenue Inkersall Derbyshire S43 3SQ
Received 13 May 201922 Hawthorn Way Holme Hall Chesterfield Derbyshire S42 7JS
Received 14 May 2019267 Hasland Road Hasland Derbyshire S41 0AA
Received 14 May 2019Tapton House Brimington Road Tapton Derbyshire S41 0TD
Received 14 May 2019164 High Street New Whittington S43 2AN
Received 15 May 201929 Somersby Avenue Walton S42 7LY
Received 15 May 2019Ashgate Manor Pharmacy Ashgate Road Chesterfield S40 4AA
Received 17 May 2019Land Adjacent To 28 Castleton Grove Inkersall Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 17 May 2019Records 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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