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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Dunston Primary School, Dunston Lane, Chesterfield,S41 8EY
Received 17 Jul 2014Kirk Hallam Community Technical College, Godfrey Drive, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston
Received 25 Sept 2007Fairfield Infant School, Bench Road, Buxton
Received 10 Apr 2008Clifton CE [C] Primary School, Clifton
Received 2 Mar 2006Brassington Moor Quarry, Longcliffe, Brassington, DE4 4BZ
Received 8 Jul 2021Rawdon Works, Moira Road, Woodville, Swadlincote
Received 4 Nov 2005Chapel-en-le-Frith C of E Primary School, Warmbrook Road, High Peak,,SK23 0NL
Received 27 Jan 2010MORTON MANOR, 2 MAIN ROAD, MORTON, DE55 6GS
Received 4 Mar 2025Elvaston Castle Country Park, Borrowash Road, Elvaston,DE72 3EP
Received 11 Jun 2019Larklands Infant School, Park Road, Ilkeston,DE7 5DR
Received 11 Oct 2016Johnsons Recycling Centre, Crompton Road, Ilkeston, DE7 4BG
Received 18 Aug 2025Crich Junior School, School Lane, Crich
Received 1 Feb 2005A6096 Ilkeston Awsworth Link Road
Received 10 Oct 2007Bradley CE ( C) Primary School, Yew Tree Lane
Received 13 Jan 2003Ladywood Primary School, Oliver Road, Ilkeston,DE7 4NH
Received 31 May 2013Castle Environmental Ltd, Crompton Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 4BG
Received 2 Oct 2020BM Tech, Unit 2 Uttoxeter Road, Off Watery Lane, Foston,DE65 5BU
Received 17 Apr 2020Harrington County Junior School, Derby Road, Long Eaton, NG10 4BJ
Received 13 Oct 2020Shirebrook Energy Park, Off Portland Drive, Shirebrook,NG20 8GB
Received 6 Feb 2015Overgrown quarry land, Upper Lumsdale Valley, Matlock
Received 8 Mar 2013PEGASUS SCHOOL, MAIN STREET, CALDWELL, SWADLINCOTE, DE12 6RS
Received 28 Aug 2025Draycott Primary School, Hopwell Road, Draycott
Received 27 Nov 2007New Whittington Primary School, Handley Road, New Whittington, Chesterfield
Received 16 Nov 2007Plot 20, Bridge Street, Clay Cross
Received 6 Aug 2004Records 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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