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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.
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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Richardson Endowed Primary School, Main Road, Smalley, Derbyshire,DE7 6EF
Received 23 Aug 2013Tapton Lock Visitor Centre, 59 Lockoford Lane, Chesterfield,S41 7JB
Received 27 Mar 2018Kilburn Sewage Treatment Works, Derby Road, Kilburn, Derbyshire,DE56 0NH
Received 2 Feb 20122 Holland Close, Morton, Derbyshire, DE55 6HE
Received 19 Aug 20261 Quarry Road, Somercotes, Alfreton, Derbyshire,DE55 4HY
Received 2 May 2016Buxton Junior School, Mosely Road, Buxton,SK17 9DR
Received 22 Mar 2011Tansley Primary School, Gold Hill,Tansley
Received 29 Jul 2008Kensington Junior School, St John's Road, Ilkeston
Received 9 May 2006Glossopdale Community College, Talbot Road, Glossop
Received 3 Jun 2008Street Lighting Services Efficiency Works, Burley Close Turnoakes Business Park,
Received 24 Feb 2003Waste Recycling Centre, off Mansfield Road, Corbriggs, Nr Chesterfield
Received 9 Oct 2008Broom Close, Mount Pleasant, Belper
Received 19 Sept 2007Land at Alfreton Park, Alfreton, DE55 7AP
Received 26 Oct 2021Penny Acres Primary School ,The Common, Holmesfield, Dronfield
Received 12 Dec 2008Staveley Landfill Site, Hall Lane, Staveley
Received 20 Sept 2005Hill Top Infant School, Wyaston Road, Ashbourne
Received 11 Aug 2003Tupton Sewage Treatment Works, North Off Bridge Street, Tupton, Derbyshire
Received 31 Jul 2024PEARTREE HOUSE, 5 CHESTNUT WAY, SWANWICK, ALFRETON, DE55 1DY
Received 8 Jun 2025Alfreton Park Community Special School, Alfreton
Received 12 Oct 2004Ladycross Infant School, Victoria Road, Sandiacre
Received 20 Oct 2006Matlock Sewage Treatment Works (STW), Lea Road, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 5AA
Received 26 May 2021Deincourt Community School, Chesterfield Road, North Wingfield
Received 26 Jul 2006Etwall Primary School, Eggington Road, Etwall
Received 19 Nov 2007Land at Field Farm, Batham Gate, Fairfield, Buxton, Derbyshire,SK17 7HS
Received 31 Mar 2009Records 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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