Understanding planning · 13 min read
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 · County council
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Derbyshire County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Feb 1962 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Alfreton Park Community Special School, Alfreton Park, Alfreton, DE55 7AL
Received 22 Feb 2007Granby Junior School, Heanor Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire,DE7 8DX
Received 5 Jun 2015Holmesdale Infant School, The Avenue, DRONFIELD,S18 2LR
Received 13 Jun 2018Dove holes Sewage Treatment Works
Received 19 Feb 2004The Bungalow, Etwall Road, Derby,,DE65 6DX
Received 23 Dec 2009Alfreton Nursery School, Grange Street, Alfreton,DE55 7JA
Received 2 Apr 2015Cavendish View, Watford Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6XD
Received 2 Dec 2025MERCURE HOTEL, NEWTON ROAD, NEWTON SOLNEY, BURTON ON TRENT, DE15 0SS
Received 3 Feb 2026Holmesdale Infant School, The Avenue, Dronfield
Received 1 Aug 2003Land at Derby Hills Farm, Springwood, South Derbyshire,DE73 8BJ
Received 29 Apr 2016Woodville C of E Junior School, High Street, Swadlincote,DE11 7EA
Received 16 Oct 2009Highways Training Centre, Ripley Road, Ambergate
Received 18 Dec 20087 Dove Lane, Long Eaton,NG10 4LP
Received 18 Jan 2011Field No. 1223, Long Lane, Charlesworth
Received 30 Jun 2006Highfields (Lower) School, Starkholmes Road, Matlock,,DE4 5JE
Received 23 Jun 2010Station Yard, Station Road, Renishaw
Received 28 Feb 2006Eckington Library, Market Street, Eckington
Received 18 Oct 2005Dallimore Primary School, Dallimore Road, Kirk Hallam
Received 25 Jun 2004RIDDINGS JUNIOR SCHOOL, CHURCH STREET, ALFRETON,DE55 4BW
Received 26 Apr 2011Ladywood Primary School, Oliver Road, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston,DE7 4NH
Received 4 Feb 2019Heage Primary School, School Lane, Heage
Received 9 Jan 2009MOLE END, NORTHWOOD LANE, DARLEY DALE, DE4 2HS
Received 13 Mar 2026Newhall Centre, Meadow Lane, Newhall, Swadlincote
Received 12 Jul 2004County Hall, Matlock, Derbyshire,DE4 3AG
Received 14 Feb 2012Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Derbyshire County 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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