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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 dates13,842Searchable applications
230Recorded as pending
38%Approval rate · 1,639 approved or refused records
1,011Refused applications
628 approved · 1,011 refused · 327 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Mar 2008 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/00523/VCON
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved plans) of application CHE/25/00701/FUL- Development of 6 dwellings with associated car parking, landscaping and gardens
Former Car Park To The North Of Reservoir House West Street Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 1 Jul 2026 - DecidedCHE/26/00524/HOU
Proposed Garage Conversion
1A St Josephs Court Chesterfield Road Staveley Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3GQ
Received 2 Jul 2026 - DecidedCHE/26/00525/NMA
Non material amendment to application CHE/23/00370/REM (Erection of 143 Residential Units, associated parking, secondary roads and landscaping)- For amendments to the approved house types at Plots 68, 69, 70, 129, 130 and 131, together with the relocation of two affordable dwellings from Plots 130 and 131 to Plots 68 and 69
Land South Of Worksop Road Mastin Moor Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 2 Jul 2026 - DecidedCHE/26/00526/HOU
To create dropped kerb
95 Sycamore Road Hollingwood Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 2LP
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionCHE/26/00527/DOC
Discharge of Condition 4 (Details of highway works) of application CHE/21/00879/FUL- Residential development of 15 dwellings with access, landscaping and associated works
Development Land West Of Loundsley Green Road Loundsley Green Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionCHE/26/00528/VCON
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved plans) of application CHE/15/00645/FUL- Erection of a warehouse and distribution unit (Class B8), associated office accommodation, cycle shelter, smoking shelter, pump house and gatehouse with associated site levelling, parking and landscaping
Unit 1 Seymour Link Road Woodthorpe Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3FG
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionCHE/26/00535/HOU
Retrospective consent for the erection of a garage/workshop
220A Manor Road Brimington Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 1NW
Received 3 Jul 2026 - DecidedCHE/26/00538/LBC
Proposed alteration works to external shopfront to replace existing external ATMs with new
2 Central Pavement Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1PQ
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionCHE/26/00539/FUL
Construction and operation of a micro energy storage project
Land On Verge At Markham Road Duckmanton Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 6 Jul 2026 - DecidedCHE/26/00540/LHE
Single storey rear flat roof extension projecting 6m with a height of 3m. Walls will be rendered to match existing. Proposed windows and doors to be white plastic to match existing
40 Valley Road Spital Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0HA
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionCHE/26/00541/FUL
Renovation and conversion of part of barn to create a single dwelling (self-build) with associated landscaping work
Park Hall Farm Walton Back Lane Walton Chesterfield Derbyshire S42 7LT
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionCHE/26/00542/LBC
Renovation and conversion of part of barn to create a single dwelling (self-build) with associated landscaping work
Park Hall Farm Walton Back Lane Walton Chesterfield Derbyshire S42 7LT
Received 6 Jul 2026 - DecidedCHE/26/00543/FUL
Change of use from a dwelling to a massage/wellness therapy service/business (Use Class E)
16 The Green Hasland Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0LJ
Received 6 Jul 2026 - DecidedCHE/26/00545/FUL
Change of use from residential use to a residential and commercial use, for dog boarding
32 Miriam Avenue Somersall Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3NF
Received 6 Jul 2026 - DecidedCHE/26/00546/HOU
Retrospective permission for single storey side extension
28 Dukes Drive Newbold Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 8QG
Received 6 Jul 2026 - DecidedCHE/26/00547/DOC
Confirmation of compliance with Condition 1 (Commencement) of application CHE/21/00879/FUL- Residential development of 15 dwellings with access, landscaping and associated works
Development Land West Of Loundsley Green Road Loundsley Green Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 3 Jul 2026 - DecidedCHE/26/00548/FUL
Change of use of land to incorporate it as part of domestic garden curtilage
Land To The Rear Of 6 Shamrock Place Mastin Moor Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 3BD
Received 6 Jul 2026 - DecidedCHE/26/00550/TPO
Removal of 3 trees
174 Somersall Lane Somersall Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3NA
Received 7 Jul 2026 - DecidedCHE/26/00551/HOU
Single storey rear extension with raised decking
27 Malvern Road Brockwell Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4DX
Received 7 Jul 2026 - DecidedCHE/26/00552/TPO
Removal of T3 (Oak)
10 Ians Way Loundsley Green Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 4PY
Received 6 Jul 2026 - DecidedCHE/26/00553/TPO
Works to T1 Oak
88 Ringwood Avenue Newbold Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 8QZ
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionCHE/26/00554/ADV
3x Siren Logo disc Roundels (internally illuminated); 1x "Drive Thru" Wordmark sign (internally illuminated); 2x "Starbucks" Wordmark signs (internally illuminated), all fixed to building facade
Unit 1 Alma Leisure Park Derby Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 2EZ
Received 8 Jul 2026 - DecidedCHE/26/00555/DOC
Discharge of Condition 18 (Coal mining site investigations) of application CHE/21/00549/OUT- Outline planning application all matters reserved except for access for up to 500 dwellings, local centre (Class E use and Sui Generis:hot food takeaway and public house/restaurant uses) approx. 0.4HA), land reserved for a 1 FE primary school (approx. 1HA), drainage, infrastructure, two primary vehicular accesses into the site to serve the residential development from Dunston Road and Dunston Lane via the Skylarks res.devpt, together with assoc. provision of landscaping, public open space, walking and cycling links and the reinstatement of the former cricket pitch and assoc. facilities with vehicular access from Dunston Road
Land Off Dunston Road Chesterfield Derbyshire
Received 8 Jul 2026 - DecidedCHE/26/00556/HOU
Proposed side and rear single storey extension
20 Balmoak Lane Tapton Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 0TH
Received 8 Jul 2026
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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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