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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.
590 approved · 781 refused · 276 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
10 Station Road Whittington Moor Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9AQ
Received 28 Mar 202325 Swaddale Avenue Tapton Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0SX
Received 29 Mar 2023Former Simply Gym Sheffield Road Whittington Moor Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 8LF
Received 30 Mar 2023464 Chatsworth Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3BD
Received 30 Mar 202311 Brearley Hall Woodmere Drive Old Whittington Derbyshire S41 9TA
Received 30 Mar 2023Poppy Barn Bridle Road Woodthorpe Derbyshire S43 3BY
Received 30 Mar 2023Pomegranate Theatre Corporation Street Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7TX
Received 31 Mar 2023Unit 2B Carlisle Close Sheepbridge Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9ED
Received 31 Mar 202335 New Hall Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1HE
Received 31 Mar 2023Acidisation Company Ltd Ireland Close Staveley Derbyshire S43 3LP
Received 4 Apr 2023Verge On Newbold Road North West Of Junction With Ladywood Drive Upper Newbold Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 4 Apr 2023Goldcrest House High Street Old Whittington Derbyshire S41 9LQ
Received 4 Apr 2023The Rectory Church Street Brimington Derbyshire S43 1JG
Received 4 Apr 2023Oaklands 25A Storrs Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3QA
Received 4 Apr 2023Chesterfield Express Newbold Road Newbold Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7AL
Received 5 Apr 2023Chesterfield Express Newbold Road Newbold Derbyshire S41 7AL
Received 5 Apr 2023Verge On Junction Between Rother Avenue and Station Road Chesterfield Brimington Derbyshire
Received 5 Apr 20233 Somersall Willows Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3SR
Received 5 Apr 20232 Central Pavement Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1PQ
Received 6 Apr 20232 Central Pavement Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1PQ
Received 6 Apr 2023121 Handley Road New Whittington Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 2EF
Received 6 Apr 202339, 39A and 41 Holywell Street Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7SH
Received 6 Apr 2023Dunston Hall Dunston Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9RL
Received 6 Apr 2023Dunston Hall Dunston Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9RL
Received 6 Apr 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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