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578 approved · 749 refused · 269 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Jun 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
All Inn Lowgates Staveley Derbyshire S43 3TX
Received 25 Sept 2020218 Handley Road New Whittington Derbyshire S43 2ER
Received 21 Sept 2020Chesterfield Lawn Tennis Club Hawksley Avenue Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4TW
Received 28 Sept 2020High Trees 1 Hillside Drive Walton S40 2DB
Received 28 Sept 2020Land At East Of A61Known As Chesterfield Waterside Brimington Road Tapton Derbyshire
Received 21 Sept 2020Longcliff Walk To Ballidon Close Holme Hall Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4FE
Received 28 Sept 2020106 Highland Road New Whittington Derbyshire S43 2EZ
Received 23 Sept 20207 Kirkdale Close Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 2UX
Received 23 Sept 2020West Garth 27 Church Street North Old Whittington Derbyshire S41 9QN
Received 22 Sept 2020Land Adjacent To 44 Private Drive Hollingwood Derbyshire
Received 28 Sept 2020Ashgate Dental Practice 138 Ashgate Road Chesterfield S40 4AQ
Received 28 Sept 2020Former A G D Car Park West Bars Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 29 Sept 2020220 Handley Road New Whittington Derbyshire S43 2ER
Received 23 Sept 2020Dunston Hole Cottage Dunston Hole Farm Dunston Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9RL
Received 29 Sept 202018 Lindale Road Newbold S41 8JH
Received 30 Sept 202046 Cobden Road Chesterfield S40 4TD
Received 30 Sept 2020Unit 1B Spectrum Mcgregors Way Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 2WB
Received 30 Sept 2020402A Old Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3QF
Received 1 Oct 202027 Pomegranate Road Newbold Derbyshire S41 7BL
Received 18 Sept 202021 Wheathill Close Holme Hall Chesterfield Derbyshire S42 7JZ
Received 2 Oct 20207 Pearson Croft Upper Newbold Derbyshire S41 8WX
Received 2 Oct 20208 Camerory Way New Whittington Derbyshire S43 2QF
Received 2 Oct 2020230A Handley Road New Whittington Derbyshire S43 2ET
Received 2 Oct 2020Markham Employment Growth Zone Markham Lane Duckmanton Derbyshire S44 5HS
Received 24 Sept 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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