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578 approved · 747 refused · 269 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Markham Road Junction Lordsmill Street Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 13 Jul 2020Dunston Hole Farm Unnamed Road Accessing Dunston Hall And Hole Farm Chesterfield S41 9RL
Received 13 Jul 20208 Helmsley Close Upper Newbold S41 8BG
Received 13 Jul 2020The Range Unit 1 Lordsmill Street Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7RS
Received 13 Jul 2020Community Playing Field Private Drive Hollingwood Derbyshire
Received 13 Jul 202015 Laurel Crescent Hollingwood Derbyshire S43 2LA
Received 13 Jul 202025A Storrs Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3QA
Received 10 Jul 2020Oldfield Farm Wetlands Lane Brimington Derbyshire S43 1QG
Received 8 Jul 2020Oldfield Farm Wetlands Lane Brimington Derbyshire S43 1QG
Received 8 Jul 2020Bank Close House Residential Home Hasland Road Chesterfield S41 0RZ
Received 14 Jul 2020742 Chatsworth Road Chesterfield S40 3PN
Received 15 Jul 202039 Halesworth Close Walton Derbyshire S40 3LW
Received 15 Jul 20209 Storrs Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3PY
Received 15 Jul 20204 Compton Street Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4SZ
Received 15 Jul 2020Highfield Hall Primary School Highfield Lane Newbold Derbyshire S41 8AZ
Received 15 Jul 2020Upper Close 17 Somersall Lane Somersall Derbyshire S40 3LA
Received 13 Jul 202033 The Meadows Ashgate Chesterfield Derbyshire S42 7JY
Received 15 Jul 2020Ashton Lodge 28 Abercrombie Street Chesterfield S41 7LW
Received 16 Jul 2020109 Storforth Lane Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0PZ
Received 16 Jul 202026 Hazel Drive Walton S40 3EN
Received 16 Jul 202046 Cobden Road Chesterfield S40 4TD
Received 20 Jul 2020Leyfield House Lowgates Staveley S43 3TR
Received 20 Jul 2020Leyfield House Lowgates Staveley S43 3TR
Received 20 Jul 202011 Greengate Close Chesterfield S40 3SJ
Received 20 Jul 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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