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.
578 approved · 744 refused · 268 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jul 2012 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Birdcage Chesterfield Ltd 35 Derby Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 2EF
Received 20 Mar 2020Gkn Sheepbridge Stokes Ltd Sheepbridge Lane Sheepbridge Derbyshire
Received 8 Apr 202090 Peveril Road Newbold S41 8RX
Received 11 Apr 2020Plover Hill Farm, Farm House View Wetlands Lane Brimington S43 1QG
Received 13 Apr 2020112 Burnbridge Road Old Whittington Derbyshire S41 9LS
Received 31 Mar 2020135 Derby Road Birdholme Derbyshire S40 2ER
Received 14 Apr 2020Land Adj Royal Mail Depot West Bars Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 15 Apr 2020Garage Sites Bank Street Chesterfield S40 1BH
Received 15 Apr 202014 Mcmahon Avenue Inkersall Derbyshire S43 3HN
Received 16 Apr 20209 Woodthorpe Road Woodthorpe S43 3BZ
Received 16 Apr 2020Garage Sites Bank Street Chesterfield S40 1BH
Received 17 Apr 202038 Calver Crescent Staveley Derbyshire S43 3LZ
Received 16 Apr 2020Development Site At Former Commerce Centre Canal Wharf Chesterfield S41 7NA
Received 18 Apr 20206 Cambrian Close Brockwell Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4LA
Received 18 Apr 2020Grounds Walton Hospital Whitecotes Lane Walton Derbyshire
Received 17 Apr 2020Land At Cheedale Close Loundsley Green Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 21 Apr 202028 Harvey Road Hady S41 0BN
Received 23 Apr 2020Land Off Dunston Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9RL
Received 23 Apr 20209D Holywell Street Chesterfield S41 7SA
Received 24 Apr 20209 Woodthorpe Road Woodthorpe Derbyshire S43 3BZ
Received 24 Apr 2020The Gilded Rook Tattoo Studio Third Floor 8 Church Way Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1XJ
Received 20 Apr 202045 Peterdale Road Brimington Derbyshire S43 1JA
Received 14 Apr 202048 Hartfield Close Hasland S41 0NU
Received 27 Apr 2020Mayfields Hady Lane Hady Derbyshire S41 0DE
Received 27 Apr 2020Records 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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