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578 approved · 750 refused · 269 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
62 The Green Hasland Chesterfield S41 0LN
Received 30 Mar 2021106 Tapton View Road Newbold S41 7LA
Received 30 Mar 2021The Spotted Frog 41 - 43 Chatsworth Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 2AH
Received 30 Mar 2021Land At East Of A61Known As Chesterfield Waterside Brimington Road Tapton Derbyshire
Received 31 Mar 2021284 Handley Road New Whittington Derbyshire S43 2ET
Received 31 Mar 2021150 Somersall Lane Somersall Derbyshire S40 3LZ
Received 31 Mar 2021University Of Derby St Helena Centre 3 Sheffield Road Stonegravels Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7LL
Received 31 Mar 202119 Cromford Drive Staveley Derbyshire S43 3TB
Received 31 Mar 202167 Pomegranate Road Newbold Derbyshire S41 7BL
Received 31 Mar 2021113 High Street Old Whittington S41 9LB
Received 31 Mar 20216 Beacon Hill Way Hasland Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0AF
Received 31 Mar 2021113 The Green Hasland S41 0JT
Received 1 Apr 2021Poolsbrook Primary School Cottage Close Poolsbrook S43 3LF
Received 1 Apr 2021Land Off Eckington Road New Whittington Derbyshire
Received 2 Apr 2021Hollingwood Lock House 22 Works Road Hollingwood S43 2PF
Received 5 Apr 2021148 Walton Road Walton Derbyshire S40 3BU
Received 5 Apr 2021Broomhill Farm Broomhill Road Old Whittington S41 9EA
Received 6 Apr 2021206 Spital Lane Spital Chesterfield S41 0HP
Received 6 Apr 20219 Waltham Croft Hasland Derbyshire S41 0UZ
Received 6 Apr 2021Davenport 592 Chatsworth Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3JX
Received 7 Apr 2021Land At Former 59 59 St Augustines Road Birdholme S40 2SA
Received 7 Apr 20214 Woodland Walk Holme Hall Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4YB
Received 7 Apr 20219 Greengate Close Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3SJ
Received 7 Apr 2021Site Of Former Old Farm Inn Highfield Road Newbold S41 7HS
Received 8 Apr 2021Records 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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