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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.
582 approved · 758 refused · 273 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Holme Hall Shopping Centre, Co-Operative Wardgate Way Holme Hall Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4SL
Received 7 May 202257 Glasshouse Lane New Whittington Derbyshire S43 2DQ
Received 8 May 2022272 - 274 Old Road Chesterfield S40 3QN
Received 8 May 2022Land To The North Of Northmoor View Brimington Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 5 May 2022Avondale Surgery 3 - 5 Avondale Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4TF
Received 3 May 202272-78 Devon Drive Brimington Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 1DY
Received 9 May 2022Old Court House St Marys Gate Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7TE
Received 9 May 20223 Bursdon Close Old Whittington Derbyshire S41 9HS
Received 9 May 202221 Sheffield Road Stonegravels Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7LR
Received 10 May 2022Recycling Site Broombank Park Chesterfield Trading Estate Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9RT
Received 20 Apr 2022Recycling Site Broombank Park Chesterfield Trading Estate Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9RT
Received 10 May 202291 Ling Road Walton Derbyshire S40 3HU
Received 11 May 2022Highfield Hall Primary School Highfield Lane Newbold Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 8AZ
Received 13 May 2022Highfield Hall Primary School Highfield Lane Newbold Derbyshire S41 8AZ
Received 13 May 202237 Ringwood Road Brimington Derbyshire S43 1DF
Received 13 May 2022Broomhill Farm Broomhill Road Old Whittington Chesterfield S41 9EA
Received 14 May 2022123 Racecourse Road Newbold Derbyshire S41 8NN
Received 14 May 202237 Coupland Close Old Whittington Derbyshire S41 9TB
Received 15 May 202250 Hill View Road Brimington Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 1JN
Received 16 May 2022The Old Tithe Barn Church Lane North Old Whittington Derbyshire S41 9QY
Received 16 May 2022123 Spital Lane Spital Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0HL
Received 15 May 202214 Newbold Drive Newbold Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7AP
Received 17 May 2022240 Newbold Road Newbold Derbyshire S41 7AJ
Received 17 May 2022450 Sheffield Road Whittington Moor S41 8LF
Received 17 May 2022Records 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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