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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates12,382Searchable applications
230Recorded as pending
42%Approval rate · 1,447 approved or refused records
844Refused applications
603 approved · 844 refused · 285 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/00366/NMA
Non-material amendment to CHE/23/00345/FUL: Change roof material from metal standing seam to natural slate (500mm x 250mm). Change all wall cladding to accoya colour grey, which will have a shadow gap profile
394 Ashgate Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4DD
Received 13 Jun 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00367/DOC
Discharge of conditions 5 (landscaping) and 9 (Biodiversity net gain) of CHE/23/00345/FUL- Construction of a detached dwelling house and carport with associated boundary treatments
394 Ashgate Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4DD
Received 13 Jun 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00368/DOC
Discharge of conditions 25 (protected species survey) and 26 (ecological survey) of CHE/13/00781/EOT - Extension of time to CHE/0502/0312 for 'Commercial (not major retail) office, industrial and warehouse development new and altered roads (including a motorway junction) land reclamation,ground re-modelling,drainage landscaping and re-use of railheads on 360 hectares of land in Bolsover, Staveley and Sutton-cum-Duckmanton on both sides of the M1 in the vicinity of the former Markham Colliery A632 (Chesterfield Road) Erin Road, Lowgates, Eckington Road, Hall Lane and the A619 south of Staveley and land off, Chesterfield Road, Erin Road, Lowgates, Eckington Road'
Markham Employment Growth Zone Markham Lane Duckmanton Chesterfield Derbyshire S44 5HS
Received 12 Jun 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00370/FUL
Retrospective change of use of existing garden to create a new goods storage compound.
Dunston Hall Dunston Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9RL
Received 14 Jun 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00371/CLOPUD
Proposed use of properties as solo childrens residential care homes aged 6-18yrs
11 and 12 Old Houses Piccadilly Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0EH
Received 14 Jun 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00372/FUL
Change of use of Class C4 house in multiple occupation to Sui Generis 7-bedroom house in multiple occupation
21 Avondale Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4TF
Received 16 Jun 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00373/FUL
Change of use from Class E to C4 5 bed, 5 person house in multiple occupation
118 Saltergate Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1NG
Received 16 Jun 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00374/FUL
Demolition of existing building to rear of Saltergate
Former North East Derbyshire County Council Council House Saltergate Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1LF
Received 16 Jun 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00375/FUL
Erection of a porch, block paving to front and alterations to boundary wall
26 St Philips Drive Hasland Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0RG
Received 17 Jun 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00377/TPD
Single storey rear extension for down stairs bedroom, small shower room and garden room for elderley parents who are struggling to go upstairs due to poor health
68 Gloucester Road Stonegravels Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7DG
Received 17 Jun 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00378/TPO
Removal of 1 large ash tree that has early signs of ash dieback, crown raise 1 ash tree to remove low branches touching roof of neighbouring house, prune 2 whitebeams to clear side of number 4's property roof by 1m, prune 1 large sycamore that is low over roof of house number 4,prune 1 silver birch away from property number 10 and prune 1 whitebeam from street light and sign
2 Cheedale Close Loundsley Green Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4NZ
Received 17 Jun 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00379/CLOPUD
Single storey side extension
55 Paxton Road Tapton Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0TL
Received 17 Jun 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00380/DOC
Discharge of condition 4 (materials) of CHE/21/00348/FUL- Ground floor rear extension to kitchen and living room, first floor rear dormer extension and first floor front dormer extension to match existing.
17 Westbourne Grove Ashgate Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3QD
Received 17 Jun 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00381/FUL
Single storey extension with alterations to site access and partial demolition of stone boundary wall
Three Horseshoes Public House High Street Brimington Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 1DE
Received 18 Jun 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00382/DOC
Discharge of Condition 17 (Site investigations) of application CHE/16/00340/OUT- Residential-led mixed use development comprising up to: 275 new homes (class C3), 300m� of commercial floorspace (class E) & 300m� of floorspace for community use (Class F2). Primary accesses from Tom Lane, with separate access to the commercial zone
Land To South Of Tom Lane and West Of Rectory Road Duckmanton Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 17 Jun 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00383/FUL
Specialist care home with associated access, landscaping, parking and associated works
Land Off Hartfield Close Hasland Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 18 Jun 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00384/CA
Dismantle ash tree
2 The Willows Oakfield Avenue Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3HN
Received 19 Jun 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00385/FUL
Single storey side extension
38 Sutton Crescent Inkersall Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3SP
Received 19 Jun 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00386/NMA
Non-material amendment to CHE/23/00455/FUL (Construction of a two storey further education facility, including the demolition of the existing North Block 1 building, new steel fire escape stair to the North Block 4 building and landscaping)- For minor amendments to the building elevations and roof plan
Chesterfield College Infirmary Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7NG
Received 19 Jun 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00387/FUL
Concrete hardstanding to front of property and fencing
9 St Augustines Crescent Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 2SG
Received 19 Jun 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00388/FUL
Demolition of an existing garage and erection of single storey extension
26 Westbrook Drive Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3PQ
Received 19 Jun 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00389/FUL
Two storey side extension and rendered single storey rear extension
5 Moorpark Avenue Walton Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3RL
Received 20 Jun 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00390/DOC
Discharge of Condition 6 (Updated travel plan) of application CHE/22/00540/FUL- Construction of a new mental health facility and associated landscaping, groundworks, parking, and access arrangements - re-submission of CHE/21/00887/FUL
Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Royal Hospital Chesterfield Road Calow Chesterfield Derbyshire S44 5BL
Received 20 Jun 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00391/TPO
TPO 4901.281, trees of unknown species: pruning of branches overhanging boundary by 1 meter
Newbold Back Lane Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 20 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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