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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Doveridge Primary School, Chapel Green, Doveridge,DE6 5JY
Received 24 Jun 2015Hunloke Park Primary School, 1 Lodge Drive, Wingerworth, Derbyshire, S42 6PF
Received 20 Apr 2022New Bolsover Primary School, New Station Road, Bolsover
Received 4 Sept 2008Waterswallows Intergrated Waste Management Facility, Waterswallows Road, Buxton
Received 2 Aug 2010Brampton Primary School School Board Lane, CHESTERFIELD, Derbyshire, CHESTERFI
Received 8 Apr 2009Marsh Hollow Farm, Marsh Hollow, Hollington, Derbyshire,DE6 3GD
Received 8 May 2014Christchurch C of E Primary School,Tapton View Road, Chesterfield,S41 7JU
Received 19 Apr 2013Peak Waste Recycling, Wood Lane, Kniveton
Received 16 Apr 2004Norbriggs Primary School, Norbriggs Road, Mastin Moor
Received 6 Jul 2006Glebe Junior School, Hamlet lane, South Normanton
Received 20 Aug 2003John Flamsteed Community School, Smithy Houses, Denby
Received 27 Jul 2004Willington County Primary School, Trent Avenue, Derby,DE65 6DN
Received 28 Jan 2019Draycott Primary School, Hopwell Road, Draycott
Received 26 Jul 2007Ridgeway Primary School, Main Road, Ridgeway, S12 3XR
Received 28 Jun 2013Aldercar Community Language College, Daltons Close, Langley Mill,NG16 4HL
Received 4 Apr 2014Egginton Primary School, Church Road, Egginton, Derby,DE65 6HP
Received 22 Jan 2014Ashbourne Hilltop School, Wyaston Road, Ashbourne,DE6 1NB
Received 4 Nov 2009Hallam Fields Junior School, Longfield Road, Ilkeston
Received 20 Jul 2005Gamesley Early Excellence Centre,Winster Mews, Gamesley, Glossop
Received 7 Apr 2005Tibshelf Community School, High Street, Tibshelf
Received 6 Feb 2003Erin Landfill Site, Markham Lane, Duckmanton
Received 21 May 2004Duffield Sewage Treatment Works, Bullpit Lane, Duffield, DE56 4FR
Received 3 Feb 2023off Greenacre Avenue, Heanor
Received 22 Oct 2004The William Allitt School, Sunnyside, Newhall
Received 14 May 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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