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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Leys Junior School, Flowery Leys Lane, Alfreton,DE55 7HA
Received 23 Jul 2013Pye Bridge Sewage Treatment Works
Received 23 Oct 2003Aldercar Community Language College, Daltons Close, Langley Mill,NG16 4HL
Received 8 Apr 2016CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH GOLF CLUB, MANCHESTER ROAD, CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH, SK23 9UH
Received 2 Sept 2026Sheepbridge Works, Units 11a And 11b, Sheepbridge Lane, Sheepbridge, Derbyshire, S41 9RX
Received 28 Feb 202267 A, WHALEY LANE, WHALEY BRIDGE, SK23 7BA
Received 30 Jun 2026Units 1-3, Newbridge Lane, Old Whittington, Derbyshire, S41 9HY
Received 30 Dec 2023Hilton Primary School, Peacroft Lane, DERBY,DE65 5GH
Received 5 May 2009Alfreton MRF, Cotes Park Lane, Alfreton,DE55 4NJ
Received 16 Oct 2015Wooley Bridge Road, Hadfield
Received 30 Apr 2004Melbourne Infant School, Pack Horse Road, Melbourne, Derby,DE73 8JE
Received 30 Aug 2011The Heath, Little Padfield, Glossop, SK13 7EJ
Received 20 Nov 2025Bramley Vale Primary School, York Crescent, Doe Lea, Chesterfield
Received 23 Mar 2005Cromford Canal, Cromford , Derbyshire
Received 22 Nov 2012Land off Southfield Lane, Whitwell, Derbyshire,S80 4NR
Received 23 Apr 2010Dronfield Junior School, School Lane, Dronfield,S18 1RY
Received 24 Oct 2011Belper School And Sixth Form Centre, John O' Gaunts Way, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 0DA
Received 12 Jun 2023Morton Primary School, Main Road, Alfreton,,DE55 6HH
Received 19 Jan 2010Woodthorpe CEVC Primary School, Seymour Lane, Mastin Moor, Chesterfield,S43 3DA
Received 2 Nov 2012Stonegravels Depot, Meltham Lane, off Lockoford lane, Chesterfield
Received 6 Mar 2008DCC Cavendish Road Car park, Matlock
Received 11 Jun 2003Padfield Community Primary School, Rhodes Street,Padfield, Glossop
Received 21 May 2003Scarcliffe Primary School, Fox Hill, Scarcliffe, Derbyshire,S44 6TH
Received 5 Jun 2015Little Eaton Primary School, Alfreton Road, Little eaton
Received 1 Sept 2005Records 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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