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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Cotmanhay County Infant School, Beauvale Drive, Ilkeston,DE7 8RR
Received 11 Sept 2015Hilton Primary School, Peacroft Lane,,DE65 5GH
Received 5 Mar 2010Chinley Primary School, Buxton Road, High Peak,SK23 6DR
Received 5 Apr 2013Land to the east of the A61 dual carriageway extending north from Hollis Lane to Crow lane
Received 5 Aug 2019Hasland Junior school, Detatched playing field, The Green, Hasland, Chesterfield, S41 0JU
Received 19 May 2021Oxcroft Disposal Point, Mill Lane, Stanfree, Derbyshire
Received 22 May 2009Elmton Park Farm, Elmton
Received 10 May 2004Alfreton Nursery School, Grange Street, Alfreton
Received 22 Mar 2005Tupton Hall School, Old Tupton, Chesterfield,S42 6LG
Received 1 Mar 2011Ripley Long Close Small Offices, Cemetary Lane, Providence Street, Ripley
Received 9 Jan 2009off Boundary Road
Received 17 Jun 1999Shirland Primary School (Infant Annexe) Burnside Avenue, Shirland
Received 22 May 2006Land off Leathersley Lane, Sudbury, Derbyshire
Received 16 Dec 2024Poulter Country Park, Whaley Road, Langwith,NG20 9HZ
Received 11 Sept 2015Simpkin Car Spares, Clifton Avenue, Long Eaton,NG10 2GA
Received 12 Oct 2010Padfield Community Primary School, Rhodes Street, Padfield, Glossop
Received 10 Oct 2008Spire Lodge Family Centre, 91A Sheffield Road, Chesterfield
Received 24 Jun 2004Wirksworth CE Infant School, North End, Wirksworth
Received 22 Jun 2006Alfreton Sewage Treatment Works, Park Lane. Alfreton, Derbyshire
Received 3 Jan 20137 Hill View, Duffield, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 4GX
Received 19 Sept 2025Gosforth Youth Centre, Stubley Lane, Dronfield Woodhouse
Received 1 Apr 2004Netherthorpe School, Ralph Road, Staveley, Chesterfield,S43 3PY
Received 28 Feb 2012The Pingle School, Coronation Street, Swadlincote,DE11 0QA
Received 17 Nov 2010Dove Holes Quarry
Received 16 Apr 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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