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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.
593 approved · 789 refused · 277 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
14 Dorset Drive Brimington Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 1DS
Received 29 Aug 20231 Ralph Road Staveley Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3PY
Received 30 Aug 20231 Ralph Road Staveley Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3PY
Received 30 Aug 202310 Birchen Close Brockwell Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4JT
Received 30 Aug 202335 Brookside Glen Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3PG
Received 31 Aug 202318 Grove Farm Close Brimington Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 1QA
Received 31 Aug 2023Maple Court Avenue Road Whittington Moor Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 31 Aug 202324-26 Knifesmithgate Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1RF
Received 1 Sept 2023Cannon Mill Dock Walk Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 2AB
Received 4 Sept 202324 Ling Road Walton Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3HS
Received 5 Sept 202316 Church Street North Old Whittington Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9QW
Received 5 Sept 2023Woodward Eckington Road Staveley Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3XZ
Received 5 Sept 202316 Church Street North Old Whittington Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9QW
Received 5 Sept 202322 Taylor Crescent Spital Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0HR
Received 5 Sept 2023Manor Offices Old Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3QT
Received 5 Sept 202318 Bridle Road Woodthorpe Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3BY
Received 6 Sept 202325 Porter Street Staveley Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3UY
Received 7 Sept 202330 Hillman Drive Inkersall Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3SJ
Received 6 Sept 2023Verge On Newbold Road North West Of Junction With Ladywood Drive Upper Newbold Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 6 Sept 202320 Somersall Lane Somersall Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3LA
Received 6 Sept 2023Telecommunications Mast Ashgate Road Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 7 Sept 202358 Langer Lane Birdholme Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 2JG
Received 11 Sept 2023Sports Ground Whitebank Close Hasland Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 8 Sept 202337 Kingsley Avenue Birdholme Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 2SZ
Received 11 Sept 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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