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.
587 approved · 777 refused · 275 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Nov 2011 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Willersley Court Newbold Road Newbold Derbyshire S41 8AR
Received 28 Dec 202254 The Green Hasland Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0LN
Received 3 Jan 202329 Rayleigh Avenue Brimington Derbyshire S43 1JR
Received 3 Jan 2023146 St Johns Road Newbold Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 8PE
Received 4 Jan 2023The Bungalow 2A Delves Close Walton Derbyshire S40 2BU
Received 4 Jan 2023Congregational Church Chapel Street Brimington Derbyshire S43 1HZ
Received 4 Jan 2023Site Of Former Markham Guaging Station Markham Vale Markham Lane Duckmanton Derbyshire
Received 4 Jan 202350 Netherleigh Road Ashgate Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3QJ
Received 5 Jan 2023Land Off Station Road Old Whittington Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9AW
Received 5 Jan 202319 Cranleigh Road Woodthorpe Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3BH
Received 6 Jan 202321 Bank Wood Close Upper Newbold Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 8XQ
Received 9 Jan 202316 Acacia Avenue Hollingwood Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 2JE
Received 6 Jan 202399 Foljambe Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1NJ
Received 9 Jan 202323 Greenbank Drive Loundsley Green Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4BS
Received 9 Jan 2023Land West Of Wash House Lane Wash House Lane Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 9 Jan 2023Arnold Clark Motorstore Meltham Lane Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7LG
Received 4 Jan 2023Land To West Of Inkersall Road Staveley Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 10 Jan 2023Arnold Clark Motorstore Meltham Lane Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7LG
Received 10 Jan 2023Public Conveniences Hasland Road Hasland Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0SJ
Received 10 Jan 2023St John's Farm Bridle Road Woodthorpe Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3BY
Received 11 Jan 2023The Old Crane Hire Yard (Walton Fields Farm) Walgrove Road Walton Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 11 Jan 202327A Ashgate Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4AG
Received 10 Jan 2023The Old Station Station Road Old Whittington Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9AW
Received 13 Jan 20239 Newbold Back Lane Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4HF
Received 13 Jan 2023Records 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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