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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.
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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 dates12,451Searchable applications
230Recorded as pending
42%Approval rate · 1,455 approved or refused records
847Refused applications
608 approved · 847 refused · 286 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Aug 2010 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/00473/RET
Erection of driveway gates and section of fence at rear of property
93 Walgrove Road Walton Derbyshire S40 2DP
Received 1 Aug 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00474/CA
2x Limes identified on location SG010824 Albion Road by red X's - Removal to stumps to 2" above ground level and treated to prevent regrowth
Car Park Albion Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1LJ
Received 1 Aug 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00475/CLOPUD
Proposed single storey rear extension
16 Kingsmede Avenue Walton Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3EG
Received 1 Aug 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00477/DOC
Discharge of Conditions 10 (Biodiversity enhancement plan) and 12 (Site safety declaration) of application CHE/23/00365/REM1- Variation of condition 2 (Approved plans) of application CHE/22/00680/FUL- Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a self storage facility (Unit 1) including office use (Class E(g)(i)) of 186 sqm and two employment units comprising Unit 2 Class E (g)(ii)/E (g)(iii) & B8 and Unit 3 Class E(g) & B8 and associated parking, servicing areas and landscaping
Former Simply Gym Sheffield Road Whittington Moor Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 8LF
Received 2 Aug 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00478/ADV
2 illuminated signs, 1 board sign and up/downlighters
York House St Marys Gate Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7TH
Received 5 Aug 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00479/DOC
Discharge of Condition 7 (Cycle storage) of application CHE/23/00674/FUL- Change of use of former public house to form serviced offices at ground and first floor levels with minor external alterations
York House St Marys Gate Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7TH
Received 5 Aug 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00480/TPO
Horsechestnut (T171)- To reduce limbs by up to 2 meters that are overhanging the wall to the neighbouring property to reduce the weight
Garden Centre Staveley Hall Church Street Staveley Derbyshire S43 3TN
Received 5 Aug 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00481/PA
Change of Use from Class E Offices to C3 Residential (36 Flats) to the Ground and First Floors of Property
Derbyshire County Council Social Services Dept West Street Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4TY
Received 2 Aug 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00482/FUL
Single storey rear extension, front entrance porch and rendering of whole bungalow and garage
5 Selby Close Walton Derbyshire S40 3HA
Received 5 Aug 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00483/TPO
Removal of trees T2, T3 & T4 to facilitate VMO2 Telecommunications upgrade
O2 34561 DBY0152 TMUK69303 Telecommunications Mast Ashgate Road Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 5 Aug 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00485/FUL
Two storey rear extension and front porch extension
30 Holme Park Avenue Upper Newbold Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 8XB
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00486/CLOPUD
Erection of a rectangular timber building that will be partitioned in to a shed and a garden room in the rear garden
93 Sycamore Road Hollingwood Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 2LP
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00487/REM1
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of CHE/23/00349/FUL (Workshop building)- To allow change in building size to allow for larger trailers and lorries to be worked on under cover with room to move around them and reduction in width of the building by 1 bay
Botham Commercials Ltd Ireland Close Staveley Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3LP
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00489/FUL
Replace existing shop front, new upper floor windows and door and re-render front elevation
14A High Street Staveley Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3UX
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00490/ADV
Replacement signage
14A High Street Staveley Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3UX
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00491/ADV
Replacement signage
14 High Street Staveley Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3UX
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00492/REM1
Variation of Condition 1 (2 year time limit) of application CHE/22/00675/FUL- (Construction of a temporary car park and associated works)- To extend the time limit to 3 years from the date of the decision of CHE/22/00675/FUL
Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Royal Hospital Chesterfield Road Calow Chesterfield Derbyshire S44 5BL
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00495/FUL
Change of use to mixed Sui Generis Adult Gaming Centre with Class E, shopfront alterations
12 Packers Row Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1RB
Received 7 Aug 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00496/CLUD
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing detached single garage in the existing curtilage of an existing residential property
79 Broomfield Avenue Hasland Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0NE
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00497/HH
High hedge complaint
12 Whitecotes Lane Walton Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3HL
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00499/FUL
Erection of a two storey side extension with rendered front, rear and side elevations and render to existing dwelling
37 Cranborne Road Newbold Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 8PF
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00500/CLOPUD
Single storey rear extension
21 Hoylake Avenue Walton Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3NQ
Received 9 Aug 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00501/FUL
Replace existing shop front window and door, and re-render front elevation
Kays Carpets 14 High Street Staveley Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3UX
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00502/TPO
Ash tree - It is now encroaching on the roof of the house. Request 2-3m crown reduction away from the property and 20% overall reduction in height and sides
23 Hillside Drive Walton Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 2DB
Received 9 Aug 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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