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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Hilltop Primary and Nursery School, Wyaston Road, Ashbourne,DE6 1NB
Received 16 Jul 2019Birch Vale Quarry
Received 19 Jan 1999Chinley Primary School Buxton Road, Derbyshire, High Peak, SK23 6DT
Received 20 Mar 2009Castle Court Care Home, Linton Road,Castle Gresley
Received 4 Nov 2008Alfreton Library, Severn Square, Alfreton,DE55 7BQ
Received 26 Sept 2017Traveller Site, Woodyard Lane, Church Broughton
Received 18 Nov 2004Buxton Community School, College Road, Buxton,,SK17 9EA
Received 2 Mar 2010Eckington Junior School, School Street, Eckington,S21 4FL
Received 24 Aug 2010A632 Multi User Bridge
Received 29 Aug 2014LIGHTWOOD NATURE RESERVE, LIGHTWOOD ROAD, BUXTON, SK17 7AA
Received 28 Oct 2025Household Waste recycling centre, Upper Mantle Close, Clay Cross, Chesterfield,S45 9RU
Received 6 Apr 2011Dallimore Primary School, Dallimore Road, Ilkeston,DE7 4GZ
Received 9 Nov 2012Holmesdale Infant School, The Avenue, Dronfield
Received 18 Jul 2003Taylor Lane, Loscoe
Received 10 Jul 2003Stanton County School, Woodland Road, Stanton, Swadlincote,DE15 9TJ
Received 30 Oct 2015Barlow Church Of England School, Millcross Lane, Barlow,S18 7TA
Received 2 Aug 2018Church Broughton Primary School
Received 18 Jan 2006Polygon Centre, Church Street, Alfreton
Received 19 Nov 2007Sure Start Childrens Centre, The Green, Hasland, Chesterfield,S41 0LN
Received 16 Nov 2012Dove Holes Quarry
Received 21 Jan 2004Shirebrook Colliery Tip
Received 31 Mar 2006Unit 4, Brookfield Industrial Estate, Glossop
Received 9 Oct 2008Brailsford C of E Primary School, Main Road, Brailsford
Received 7 Mar 2008Hillhead Quarries, Harpur Hill, Buxton
Received 23 Feb 1962Records 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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