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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Grassmoor Primary School, North Wingfield Road, Grassmoor
Received 16 Dec 2005St Andrews C of E Methodist Primary School, Pentland Road, Dronfield,,S18 8ZQ
Received 20 Jan 2010Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School, Green Lane, Dronfield, Derbyshire,S18 2FZ
Received 9 May 2014Newhall Day Centre, Meadow Lane, Newhall
Received 23 Oct 2003St Johns Primary School, Laund Nook, Belper,DE56 1GY
Received 7 Jul 2016Buxton Community School, College Road, Buxton,SK17 9FA
Received 7 Sept 2017Doveridge Primary School, Chapel Green, ASHBOURNE, DE6 5JY
Received 27 Jan 20091,2,3 and 5 Fletcher Street, Heanor
Received 2 Aug 2006Kirk Hallam Community Hall, Kenilworth Drive,Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston
Received 24 Oct 2005Gamesley Early Excellence Centre, Winster Mews, Gamesley, SK13 0LU
Received 27 Feb 2007Renishaw Primary School, Hague Lane, Renishaw
Received 26 Jan 2005Somercotes Infant School, Victoria Street, Somercotes
Received 21 Jul 2004Unit 27, Harpur Hill Business Park, Buxton, , , , SK17 9JL,SK17 9JL
Received 2 Oct 2014Behavioural Support Centre, Brookside Road, Breadsall,DE21 5LF
Received 22 Jan 2020Buxworth Primary School, Station Road, Buxworth, Derbyshire, SK23 7NJ
Received 8 Mar 2022Brackenfield School, Bracken Road, NOTTINGHAM, NG10 4DA
Received 6 May 2009Wheeldon Mill , Clarence Industrial Estate, Chesterfield,S41 9BG
Received 13 Aug 2010Clay Cross Library, Holmegate Road, Clay Cross
Received 27 Jun 2007Mundy C of E Voluntary Controlled Junior School, Lockton Avenue, Heanor,DE75 7EQ
Received 10 Dec 2019Longwood Infant School, Wharf Road, Pinxton
Received 17 Oct 2003ST CHARLES RECTORY, WOOLLEY BRIDGE ROAD, HADFIELD, GLOSSOP, SK13 1PQ
Received 30 Apr 2026Alice's View Surestart Childrens Centre, View, off Chesterfield Road,
Received 8 Mar 2007Peter Webster Centre, Sheffield Road, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield
Received 24 Dec 2003Dunston Works, Sheepbridge, Chesterfield
Received 12 Nov 2003Records 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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