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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Kirk Langley C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Moor Lane, Kirk Langley,DE6 4LQ
Received 25 Jan 2013Hollis Lane and Spa Lane, Chesterfield
Received 8 Sept 2022William Allitt School, Sunnyside, Swadlincote,DE11 0TL
Received 12 Mar 2018Old Hall Junior School, Old Road, Chesterfield,S40 3QR
Received 28 Oct 2009Ripley Junior School, Poplar Avenue, RIPLEY, DE5 3PN
Received 15 Apr 2009Charlotte County Infant School, Trinity Close, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8LQ
Received 17 Jan 2023Gilbert Heathcote Infant and Nursery School, Sheffield Road, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield,S41 8NF
Received 11 Sept 2017Land adjacent to Wood Lane, Buckland Hollow
Received 3 Mar 2004Heath Primary School, Slack Lane,Heath
Received 4 Nov 2008Tupton Primary School, Queen Victoria Road, New Tupton, Chesterfield,S42 6DY
Received 24 Mar 2010Willington Quarry, Castleway Lane, Egginton,DE65 6BW
Received 3 Jun 2020Waingroves Primary School, Waingroves, Ripley
Received 10 Aug 2007Eureka Primary School, Dunsmore Way, Midway, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 7LA
Received 17 Jun 2024Bolsover Infant & Nursery School, Welbeck Road, S44 6DE
Received 15 Apr 2009Riddings Infant & Nursery School, West Street, ALFRETON, DE55 4EW
Received 20 May 2009Charlotte County Infant School, Trinity Close, ILKESTON,DE7 8LQ
Received 20 Mar 2017Ilkeston School, King George Avenue, Ilkeston
Received 7 Jun 2006Church Broughton Primary School
Received 14 Oct 2005Buxton Junior School, Mosley Road, Buxton,SK17 9DR
Received 13 Mar 2012Hallam Fields Junior School, Longfield Lane, Ilkeston
Received 12 Jun 20087 Catton Lane, Rosliston,DE12 8JP
Received 23 Jul 2012Peak Waste Recycling Ltd, Wood Lane, Kniveton, Ashbourne,DE6 1JF
Received 15 Dec 2011Hayfield Library, Kinder Road, Hayfield,SK22 2HS
Received 5 Apr 2013Hartshorne C of E Controlled Primary School, Main Street, Hartshorne, Derbyshire,DE11 7ES
Received 8 Jun 2010Records 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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