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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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The Old Ironworks Crompton Road Ilkeston, DE7 4BG
Received 27 Jul 2021Buxton Community School, College Road, Buxton, Derbyshire,SK17 9EA
Received 1 May 2012Barlborough Primary School, High Street, Barlborough
Received 17 Dec 2007Kirkstead Junior School, Kirkstead Road, Pinxton,NG16 6NA
Received 20 Nov 2009the former Clowne Branch Line, Clowne
Received 3 Aug 2017Land at the A52 east of Ashbourne and west of Lady Hole Lane
Received 1 Aug 2019WHALEY BRIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL, BUXTON ROAD, WHALEY BRIDGE, SK23 7HX
Received 2 Apr 2025Markham Vale Green Energy Park, Markham Lane, Near Bolsover
Received 3 Jul 2006Breck Farm Bungalow, Breck Lane, Barrow Hill, Derbyshire, S43 2NP
Received 4 Mar 2026Griffon Road, Quarry Hill Industrail Estate,Ilkeston
Received 11 Jul 2007Kensington Junior School St Johns Road, ILKESTON,Derbyshire, DE7 5PA
Received 18 Mar 2009adjacent to garages off Buxton Road, Furness Vale, High Peak
Received 28 Jul 2004Dene Quarry, The Hill, Cromford, Matlock, Derbyshire,DE4 3QS
Received 20 Nov 2014Swanwick Hall School, Swanwick Hill, Swanwick,DE55 1AE
Received 16 Nov 2010Land off Bridge Street, Clay Cross, Derbyshire, , S45 9NY,S45 9NY
Received 4 Nov 2014Beauvale Drive, Cotmanhay
Received 19 Nov 2008Staveley Landfill Site, Hall Lane, Staveley
Received 21 Jan 2008Hilton Primary School, Peacroft Lane,,DE65 5GH
Received 7 Jan 201032 WOODLAND WAY, OLD TUPTON, S42 6JA
Received 4 Sept 2025TPO AREA (A6) AT, CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH GOLF CLUB, MANCHESTER ROAD, CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH, SK23 9UH
Received 19 Sept 2025Bolsover C of E (Controlled) Junior School, Horsehead Lane, Chesterfield,S44 6XH
Received 11 Oct 2011Town End Junior School, Alfreton Road, Tibshelf, Derbyshire,DE55 5PB
Received 29 May 2015Overfields Barn, Pasture Lane, Brassington
Received 8 Sept 2003Camping & Caravanning Site, Bullock Lane, Riddings
Received 4 Jun 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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