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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 · 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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Crich Carr CE [C] Primary School, Hindersitch Lane, Whatstandwell
Received 6 Apr 2004Tamworth Road, Long Eaton,
Received 11 Jun 2009Land East of Moss Lane, Hulland Ward
Received 26 Feb 2014COWBROOK FARM, HURSTBROOK CLOSE, GLOSSOP, SK13 8PL
Received 7 Oct 2025Melbourne STW, Blackwell lane, Melbourne
Received 31 Jan 2012Buxton Community School, College Road, Buxton
Received 20 Aug 2004Stanton Recycling, Crompton Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire,DE7 4BG
Received 3 Oct 2014Stonebroom Primary School, High Street, Stonebroom
Received 5 Jun 2007Erin Landfill Site, Markham Lane, Duckmanton,S44 5HS
Received 19 Jan 2017Open land off Peveril Crescent, West Hallam
Received 8 Dec 2009Hague Bar Primary School, Hague Bar Road, New Mills
Received 30 Apr 2007Hasland Infant School, Eyre Street East, Hasland
Received 4 Oct 2007Whitwell Quarry, Crags Road, Whitwell, Derbyshire, S80 3LJ
Received 30 May 2023Duckmanton Primary School, West Crescent, Duckmanton, Chesterfield,S44 5HD
Received 31 May 20161 Wilson Avenue, Clowne
Received 4 Nov 2003Long Eaton Library, Tamworth Road, Long Eaton,NG10 1JG
Received 3 Jul 2019Alfreton Transfer Station, Cotes Park Industrial Estate, Cotes Park Lane, Alfreton, DE55 4NJ
Received 28 Aug 2026Willington Quarry, Castleway Lane, Egginton
Received 15 Aug 20061 OAK TREE CLOSE, SWANWICK, ALFRETON, DE55 1FG
Received 9 May 2025Marehay Sewage Treatment Works, Derby Road, Marehay
Received 24 Jul 2007Sheepbridge Works, Units 11a And 11b, Sheepbridge Lane, Sheepbridge, Derbyshire, S41 9RX
Received 20 Apr 2026Brassington Primary School, School Hill, Brassington,DE4 4HB
Received 23 Jan 2020THE DELVES SCHOOL, THE DELVES, ALFRETON,DE55 1AR
Received 7 Apr 2011Westhouses Primary School, Bolden Terrace, Westhouses, Alfreton,DE55 5AF
Received 15 May 2014Records 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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