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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
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 dates12,338Searchable applications
230Recorded as pending
42%Approval rate · 1,439 approved or refused records
838Refused applications
601 approved · 838 refused · 284 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/00310/FUL
Erection of a detached single garage at rear of property
11 Woodland Walk Holme Hall Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4YB
Received 20 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00311/CPO
Extension to the Donald Ward Limited existing waste management facility, to include erection and use of a new building and creation of a separate vehicular access from Newbridge Lane, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield
Wards Recycling Units 1-3 Newbridge Lane Old Whittington Derbyshire S41 9HY
Received 20 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00313/FUL
Installation of rooflights and change of use of first and second floors and roof space to form 2 one bed apartments
31 West Bars Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1AG
Received 21 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00314/DOC
Discharge of conditions 17 (bridge details) and 18 (British Horse Soc compliance) of CHE/23/00606 - Variation of condition wording of conditions 12, 14 and 15 of CHE/20/00420/FUL - Restoration of the Chesterfield Canal between Eckington Road and Hague Lane, including lifting level of existing earth embankment, installation of aqueduct over river Doe Lea, construction of two vehicular access bridges, two pedestrian/cycle bridges, a new lock and associated infrastructure
Eckington Road To Hague Lane Eckington Road Staveley Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 21 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00315/TPO
30% crown reduction of T1 (Oak) to bring it away from the applicant's and neighbour's roof and crown lift to 5 metres to bring it above vehicles on the road and pavement
24 Sedbergh Crescent Newbold Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 8DY
Received 21 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00316/FUL
Single side/rear extension
7 Winster Road Staveley Derbyshire S43 3NJ
Received 21 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00317/FUL
Demolition of existing conservatory, construction of new single storey extension to rear, re-roofing existing outhouse, partial rendering to existing brick walls to existing dwelling
25 Miriam Avenue Somersall Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3NF
Received 24 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00318/DOC
Discharge of conditions 5 (Bicycle storage details) and 10 (Parking space details) of application CHE/22/00275/FUL- Refurbishment of existing hall for the provision of community facilities including cafe, sports hall, meeting and function rooms and day nursery including external works such as a new entrance, alterations to entrances, windows, cladding, metalwork and increasing of the height to a rear section and the demolition of some later 1970s extensions
Barrow Hill Memorial Hall 3 Station Road Barrow Hill Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 2PG
Received 21 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00320/FUL
Extension to shop, conversion of first and second floor to a flat and external alterations
19 Packers Row Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1RB
Received 23 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00321/CLOPUD
Proposed lawful development certificate for a single storey side extension
116 Baden Powell Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 2RL
Received 23 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00322/CA
Cedar tree T1 on the sketch plan to be felled/removed
15 Station Road Barrow Hill Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 2PG
Received 23 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00323/NMA
Non material amendment to application CHE/21/00303/FUL (Demolition of existing residential annex and construction of new 4-bedroom house)- To add solar panels to roof, addition of air source heat pump unit, with fence to screen and landscape adjustments and changes to window design to add transoms
The Oaks 534 Chatsworth Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3AY
Received 23 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00324/DOC
Discharge of conditions 4a (Site investigations) and 25 (Contamination) of 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 23 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00325/PA
Change of use to 1 dwellinghouse
Swift House 16A High Street Staveley Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3UX
Received 24 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00326/FUL
Replacement of render to the building
Soulville Steakhouse 21 South Street Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1QX
Received 24 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00327/FUL
Installation of air conditioning units and a gas cylinder cage
Ravenside Retail Park, Unit 5 Park Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1TB
Received 27 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00328/FUL
Part demolition of existing side extension and erection of replacement single storey rear and side extension
6 Newbridge Drive Brimington Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 1LF
Received 27 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00329/FUL
Ground floor rear extension to provide kitchen diner
5 Coppice Close Hasland Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0NA
Received 27 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00330/OUT
Outline application for the erection of a detached dwelling with all matters reserved except for access
3 and 5 Cordwell Avenue Newbold Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 8DA
Received 28 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00331/TPO
T5 Ash, T6 English Oak, T7 English Oak: remove to ground level and treat the stump to prevent regrowth
25A Storrs Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3QA
Received 28 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00332/NMA
Non-material amendment to CHE/17/00651/MA: integral garage to be habitable room with window to the front elevation. Omit ground floor side elevation window. Additional roof light to the front elevation
Woodward Eckington Road Staveley Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3XZ
Received 30 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00333/DOC
Discharge of conditions 3 (Retaining features), 4 (Boundary treatments), 9 (External materials), 12 (Landscaping) and 15 (Bicycle parking) of application CHE/23/00370/REM- Erection of 143 residential units, associated parking, secondary roads and landscaping, Phase 1
Land South Of Worksop Road Mastin Moor Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 30 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00334/FUL
Ground floor front/side extension in render
4 Eastmoor Road Brimington Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 1PR
Received 31 May 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00335/RET
Change of use of land from smallholding to commercial dog boarding use and erection of dog kennels
Willow Lodge Farm Campbell Drive Barrow Hill Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 2PN
Received 3 Jun 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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