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Chesterfield Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Chesterfield Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates12,292Searchable applications
230Recorded as pending
42%Approval rate · 1,436 approved or refused records
836Refused applications
600 approved · 836 refused · 282 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Jan 2011 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlContact planning Drainage and water enquiriesLocal plan Planning policy and the Local PlanConservation areas Conservation areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01159713550Council source
- Planning enquiries08001385385Council source
- Planning enquiries01159351166Council source
- General council enquiriesplanning@chesterfield.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areasNo boundary records available in this collection
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- DecidedCHE/24/00282/FUL
Detached garden/play room
23 Blunt Avenue Mastin Moor Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3AP
Received 7 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00283/DOC
Discharge of conditions 4 (Landscaping), 5 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan), 16 (Water consumption), 22 (Protection of sewerage infrastructure), 24 (Lighting Scheme), 25 (Bird and bat boxes), 26 (Materials), 29 (Surface water drainage management), 30 (Avoidance of surface water run-off) and 32 (Reduction of emissions) of application CHE/23/00087/REM1- Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of CHE/21/00609/FUL- Variation to account for revised site layout around proposed plots 1-9 to accommodate existing sewer easement outside of private gardens
Land To The West Of Swaddale Avenue Tapton Derbyshire S41 0SU
Received 7 May 2024 - Awaiting decisionCHE/24/00284/RET
Removing old extract ducting and replacing with new extract ducting in same position
4 Lowgates Staveley Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3TR
Received 8 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00285/LBC
Internal and external repairs and alterations
4 Abercrombie Street Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7LW
Received 7 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00286/REM1
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved plans) of application CHE/23/00416/FUL (Proposed dormer windows and roof canopy with porch to the front elevation - alterations to dormer window and porch design
82 Storrs Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3QB
Received 8 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00287/FUL
Erection of fencing to the rear of the property
16 Windmill Way Brimington Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 1GR
Received 9 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00288/DOC
Discharge of conditions 3 (Site investigations), 4 (Remediation scheme) and 5 (Contamination) of CHE/20/00314/FUL- Erection of 34 apartments and 133 room hotel with cafe and restaurant
Land At Basil Close Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 8 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00289/DOC
Discharge of conditions 9 (Surface water drainage management), 10 (Drianage hierarchy) and 29 (Development Framework Masterplan) of application CHE/22/00109/OUT- Outline application for the demolition of existing office premises and erection of residential dwellings, with all matters reserved except access
Site Of Former Manor Offices Old Road Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 9 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00290/LBC
Internal and external alterations
1 Somersall Lane Somersall Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3LA
Received 10 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00291/TPO
T3 London Plane (T6 of TPO 298) - Crown lift by 2.5 metres, pruning back to suitable replacement branches and leaving a well-balanced crown. A light crown reduction by by 2m pruning back to suitable replacement branches as part of a regular pruning plan to contain the height and spread of this tree. Crown clean to include the removal of dead and damaged branches only
Holywell Annexe Holywell Street Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7SH
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00292/CA
T1 - London Plane: Re-pollard. T2 - London Plane: Re-pollard
Holywell Annexe Holywell Street Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7SH
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00293/FUL
Vehicular crossing and tarmac driveway
250 Manor Road Brimington Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 1NT
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00294/FUL
Single storey rear extension
1 Hucknall Avenue Loundsley Green Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4BY
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00295/DOC
Discharge of condition 3 (boundary treatments) of CHE/21/00378/FUL- Single storey rear and side extension and raised rear decking area
19 Delves Close Walton Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 2BU
Received 14 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00298/DOC
Discharge of condition 16 (Percent For Art scheme) of CHE/18/00694/FUL- Residential development comprising 10 new dwellings
Former Heaton Court Meynell Close Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3BN
Received 14 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00299/REM
Reserved Matters application for a residential development of twenty dwellings with associated parking, garaging and gardens (Outline planning permission CHE/16/00114/OUT) (revised 05.02.25)
Land To The West Of Carpenter Avenue Mastin Moor Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 14 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00300/FUL
Single storey side extension and raising ridge line with dormers
143 Chesterfield Road Staveley Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3QJ
Received 15 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00301/FUL
Single storey side and rear extension
81 Manor Road Brampton Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1HZ
Received 15 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00302/REM1
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved drawings) of application CHE/23/00739/FUL- Two storey front extension and new render to the existing house - reduction in size of scheme
101 Brockwell Lane Brockwell Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4EG
Received 16 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00304/TPD
Proposed single storey rear extension
19 Cornwall Drive Brimington Derbyshire S43 1EF
Received 16 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00305/FUL
Roof lift loft conversion with rear dormer
52 Summerfield Road Boythorpe Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 2LH
Received 16 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00306/DOC
Discharge of conditions 3 (Bat box) and 4 (Lighting strategy) of application CHE/21/00215/FUL- Extension to existing building created by enclosing existing open car parking area and incorporation of existing lean to extension in to main building, installation of external fire escape and external alterations to doors and windows
209-211 Chatsworth Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 2BA
Received 17 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00308/LBC
Reinstatement of building
100 Saltergate Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1LG
Received 17 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00309/CA
T1- Sycamore: Fell due to excessive die back (approx 50%). TG2 - Mixed species: Clean crown of dead, damaged or diseased branches.
The Old Rectory Church Lane North Old Whittington Derbyshire S41 9QY
Received 20 May 2024
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What these statistics cover
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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