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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.
588 approved · 778 refused · 276 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Alma Leisure Park, Unit 1 Derby Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 2EZ
Received 3 Feb 202356 Dale Bank Crescent New Whittington Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 2DN
Received 3 Feb 20231 Totley Mount Brimington Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 1JZ
Received 4 Feb 2023Hunters Walk Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 6 Feb 202315 South Lodge Court Ashgate Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3QG
Received 7 Feb 2023Land To The Rear Of 5-6 Walton Walk Boythorpe Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 2PQ
Received 7 Feb 202315 Cavendish Street Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1XA
Received 8 Feb 202315 Cavendish Street Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1XA
Received 8 Feb 2023Land To The West Of Swaddale Avenue Tapton Derbyshire S41 0SU
Received 8 Feb 2023All Inn Lowgates Staveley Derbyshire S43 3TX
Received 7 Feb 2023Wain Avenue Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 9 Feb 2023Chesterfield Trade Centre Sheffield Road Whittington Moor Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 8LS
Received 9 Feb 2023Adjacent 929 Sheffield Road Sheepbridge Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9EJ
Received 13 Feb 2023Adjacent 929 Sheffield Road Sheepbridge Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9EJ
Received 13 Feb 2023Plover Hill Farm Wetlands Lane Brimington Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 1QG
Received 13 Feb 202334 Newbold Avenue Newbold Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7AT
Received 13 Feb 2023Adjacent 929 Sheffield Road Sheepbridge Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9EJ
Received 14 Feb 202332 Walton Crescent Boythorpe Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 2PJ
Received 15 Feb 2023Hasland Medical Centre 1 Jepson Road Hasland Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0NZ
Received 15 Feb 2023Heraeus Electro-Nite (UK) Ltd 655 Sheffield Road Chesterfield Sheepbridge Derbyshire S41 9ED
Received 15 Feb 2023Inspiration House Markham Lane Duckmanton Derbyshire S44 5HS
Received 16 Feb 2023122 Newbridge Lane Old Whittington Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9JA
Received 16 Feb 2023Lorien 6 Thornfield Avenue Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3LG
Received 16 Feb 2023Walton Hospital Whitecotes Lane Walton Derbyshire S40 3HW
Received 16 Feb 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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