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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 dates12,481Searchable applications
230Recorded as pending
42%Approval rate · 1,459 approved or refused records
851Refused applications
608 approved · 851 refused · 286 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Conservation 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/24/00562/CA
3 Self-seeded willows in rear garden of the property - remove due to encroachment, excessive shading and risk mitigation, to be replaced with shrubs
30 Foljambe Road Brimington Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 1DD
Received 3 Sept 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00563/DOC
Discharge of conditions 7 (lighting) and 9 (landscaping) of CHE/21/00308/FUL - Levelling off of existing car park surface and the re-surfacing and marking out of parking pays for 80 vehicles and 4 disabled users, to include necessary fencing and kerbing 3 floodlights to be sited in car park
Car Park Opposite Cemetery Inkersall Road Staveley Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 3 Sept 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00564/FUL
Replacing glazed door with bi fold doors to west elevation
2 Dunston Grange Dunston Lane Newbold Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9RJ
Received 4 Sept 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00565/DOC
Discharge of condition 10 (site traffic management) of 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
Chesterfield College Infirmary Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7NG
Received 6 Sept 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00566/TPD
Single storey rear extension
68 Mansfield Road Hasland Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0JF
Received 9 Sept 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00567/FUL
Proposed metal shed
104 Brooke Drive Brimington Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 1PG
Received 9 Sept 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00568/FUL
Single-storey rear extension (revised drawings received 16.09.2024)
32 Kent Street Hasland Derbyshire S41 0PL
Received 9 Sept 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00569/CPO
NEDDC Consultation: 24/00692/CUPDMB - Prior approval application for the change of use of the existing agricultural building to provide two dwellings (Affecting a Public Footpath)
Barns and Land On The South West End Of Gill Lane Grassmoor
Received 9 Sept 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00570/CPO
Bolsover DC Consultation - 24/00398/ADV- A marketing board (3mx2m) to advertise the consented industrial development at land lying to the west of Woodthorpe Road, Shuttlewood, and the land on the south side of Bolsover Road, Woodthorpe, at strip of land south east of unit 2 Seymour Link Road
Street Record Seymour Link Road Woodthorpe Derbyshire
Received 9 Sept 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00571/CPO
Prior approval application for the change of use of the existing agricultural building to provide one dwelling (Affecting a Public Right of Way)
Barns and Land On The South West End Of Gill Lane Grassmoor
Received 9 Sept 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00572/NMA
Non material amendment to CHE/21/00567/REM ( Approval of reserved matters of CHE/19/00131/OUT - residential development of 400 dwellings, public open space and associated infrastructure) to amend house type Brentford from hipped design to gable with detail to front elevation
Land To West Of Inkersall Road Staveley Derbyshire
Received 10 Sept 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00573/NMA
Non material amendment to CHE/ 24/00171/FUL (Single storey rear extension) to change materials from brickwork to render
91 Storforth Lane Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0PZ
Received 10 Sept 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00574/FUL
Creation of charging zone, erection of EV chargers, erection of sub-station enclosure, LV panel, meter cabinet and associated works
Morrisons Chatsworth Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3BQ
Received 10 Sept 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00575/TPOEXP
Sycamore tree - Fell- approximately 100 metres up the hill from the start of the property. It has a 10"-12" diameter at base and is around 40ft in height. The tree is dead and leans into Hady Hill which is a major route to and from the hospital. It is therefore dangerous and a potential risk.
St Peter and St Paul School Hady Hill Hady Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0EF
Received 10 Sept 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00576/DOC
Discharge of conditions 3(a) [Site investigations], 5(a) [Contamination proposals], 6 (European Protected Species License), 7 (Design and management of surface water drainage), 8 (Partial discharge in relation to demolition only-Surface water run-off details) and 11(Oil interceptor) of application CHE/20/00496/FUL- Demolition of 7 buildings and erection of 12 new units use B2/B8 use with ancillary offices, associated car parking and external vehicular areas/landscaping
Land Off Station Road Old Whittington Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9AW
Received 11 Sept 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00577/TPO
TPO 10 G4- T1 Large beech tree to have crown reduction and thin no more than 25% of crown to help with allowing light through tree and wind. Also to reduce any branches that may un balance the crown. Branches that are low on road side netherleigh road to be removed 5 metre crown lift on road side. T2 small Beech to be thinned also and slight crown reduction by no more than 25%
187 Old Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3QH
Received 12 Sept 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00578/DOC
Discharge of Condition 11 (Details of run-off of additional surface water) 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 13 Sept 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00579/DOC
Discharge of Condition 12 (Landscape and Ecological Management 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 16 Sept 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00580/DOC
Discharge of Condition 14 (Employment and Training Scheme) 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 16 Sept 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00581/DOC
Discharge of conditions 5 (Biodiversity net gain) and 7 (Employment and Training Scheme) of application CHE/23/00515/FUL- Change of use of existing outbuildings to create additional indoor retail space, and the surfacing of the former farmyard to provide additional outdoor retailspace
Dunston Hall Dunston Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9RL
Received 17 Sept 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00583/TPO
Ash tree- 50% crown reduction to good quality pollard points, due to the bracket fungus and also the close proximity to houses
23 Hillside Drive Walton Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 2DB
Received 17 Sept 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00584/FUL
Infill extension between two existing units to create a bigger unit and create a new service yard with plant to the rear (description amended 02/04/25)
Foxwood Industrial Park, Unit 15 Foxwood Road Sheepbridge Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9RN
Received 17 Sept 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00585/FUL
Demolition of existing rear extensions and conservatory and erection of two storey rear/side extension and single storey side extension, new boundary wall and entrance gates, velux roof lights to existing roof space and Attic conversion with rear facing dormer window (amended drawings received 24.10.2024)
14 Oakfield Avenue Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3LE
Received 18 Sept 2024 - DecidedCHE/24/00586/FUL
Demolition of the existing conservatory, erection of a single storey rear extension and garden room
195 Handley Road New Whittington Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 2ES
Received 19 Sept 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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