Understanding planning · 13 min read
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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Peverel House Community Centre, Mill Lane, Codnor
Received 28 Jul 2005Ambergate Primary School, Toadmoor Lane, Ambergate
Received 11 Aug 2003Mapperley C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lodge Row, Ilkeston,DE7 6BT
Received 10 Jan 2012Tintwistle CE Primary School, South Close, Tintwistle
Received 15 Nov 2006DCC Depot, Sheffield Road, Chapel en le Frith
Received 30 Apr 2008Barrow Hill Primary School, Station Road Barrow Hill.
Received 23 Feb 2006Granville Community School, Burton Road, Woodville
Received 5 Aug 2008Westfield Infant School, Vincent Crescent, Chesterfield,S40 3NW
Received 8 May 2018Waingroves Quarry, Whiteley Road, Ripley, DE5 3QL
Received 13 May 2022Findern School, Buckford Lane, Derby,DE65 6AR
Received 2 May 2018Fellside Cars, Unit 6 Griffon Court, Griffon Road, Ilkeston,DE7 4RF
Received 22 Oct 2018Chapel-En-Le-Frith C Of E Primary School, Warmbrook Road, Chapel-En-Le-Frith, Derbyshire, SK23 0NL
Received 23 Jul 2020Lakeside Infant School, Mikado Road, New Sawley, Long Eaton
Received 31 Jul 2003Victory Quarry, Field Farm Batham Gate Road, Buxton,SK17 7HS
Received 23 Jan 2012Gamsley Early Excellence Centre, Winster Mews, Gamesley, Glossop
Received 9 Sept 2008Bolsover Moor Quarry, Bolsover Moor
Received 7 Dec 2009THE LODGE, 14 MIDWAY ROAD, MIDWAY, SWADLINCOTE, DE11 7NR
Received 9 May 2025Land off Beaufit Lane, Pinxton
Received 3 Oct 2007Chinley Primary School, Buxton Road, HIGH PEAK,SK23 6DR
Received 17 Aug 200945 Longlands Lane, Findern, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6AH
Received 13 May 2026Hartington Reclamation, Farndale Road, Staveley, Chesterfield,S43 3YN
Received 19 Sept 2011land off Dimple Lane, Crich
Received 11 Nov 2004Cotmanhay Sure Start Centre, Beauvale Drive, Cotmanhay, Ilkeston,DE7 8RR
Received 10 Jul 2012Osmaston Primary School
Received 2 Mar 2006Records 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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