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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.
592 approved · 787 refused · 277 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Sept 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Handleywood Farm Whittington Road Barrow Hill Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 2PW
Received 22 Jun 2023Cadet Centre Inkersall Road Staveley Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3JL
Received 22 Jun 2023181 Whitecotes Lane Walton Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3HJ
Received 22 Jun 202326 Baden Powell Avenue Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 2RW
Received 22 Jun 20237 Newbridge Drive Brimington Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 1LF
Received 23 Jun 2023Greenfield Stables 219A Handley Road New Whittington Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 2ES
Received 23 Jun 2023Netherthorpe School Ralph Road Staveley Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3PY
Received 23 Jun 2023Adjacent 929 Sheffield Road Sheepbridge Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9EJ
Received 23 Jun 20231 Ralph Road Staveley Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3PY
Received 26 Jun 202314 Medlock Road Walton Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3NH
Received 26 Jun 202315 Chapel Lane West Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3BG
Received 26 Jun 20231 Ralph Road Staveley Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3PY
Received 26 Jun 202389 St Philips Drive Hasland Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0RG
Received 26 Jun 202331 Lockoford Lane Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7JA
Received 27 Jun 2023Land South Of Worksop Road Mastin Moor Derbyshire
Received 15 Jun 202322 Lancaster Road Newbold Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 8TR
Received 27 Jun 2023Dunston Hall Dunston Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9RL
Received 27 Jun 202335 Redbrook Avenue Hasland Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0RL
Received 28 Jun 2023341 Ashgate Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4DB
Received 28 Jun 2023Site Of Former Boythorpe Works Goyt Side Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 2PH
Received 28 Jun 2023Verge At Junction Between Basil Close and Brewery Street Basil Close Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 28 Jun 2023133 Station Road Brimington Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 1LJ
Received 28 Jun 2023170 Old Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3QP
Received 29 Jun 20236 Hartside Close Loundsley Green Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4LB
Received 30 Jun 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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