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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Leawood Pump, Cromford Canal,Cromford,DE4 5HN
Received 21 Sept 2010Anthony Bek Community Primary School, Rotherham Road, Mansfield,NG19 7PG
Received 31 Mar 2014Long Row Primary School, Belper
Received 25 Nov 2003off Dish Lane, Sutton on the Hill
Received 20 Mar 2006Firfield Primary School, Firfield Avenue, Breaston,DE72 3EG
Received 16 Oct 2018Manor Farm. Longcliffe, Brassington
Received 1 Jul 2005COMMUNAL LAND CLOSE TO NOS. 27-34, LIME GROVE, DARLEY DALE, DE4 2GS
Received 23 Dec 2025Brockley Primary School, Clowne Road, Shuttlewood
Received 27 Jun 2007Peak School, Buxton Road, Chinley, High Peak,SK23 6ES
Received 2 Nov 2012Bolsover Infant and Nursery School, Welbeck Road, Bolsover
Received 28 Jun 2005ACL Environmental, Griffin Close, Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire,S43 3LJ
Received 23 Sept 2014Aston on Trent Primary School, Long Croft, Aston on Trent
Received 31 Jul 2006Elmsleigh Infant School, Queens Drive, Swadlincote
Received 28 Jan 2005Ironville & Codnor Park Primary School, Victoria Street, Ironville,NG16 5NB
Received 2 May 2014Willington Quarry
Received 19 Mar 2007Eckington Colliery, Rotherside Road, Eckington,S21 4HL
Received 20 Mar 2015Little Eaton Primary School, Alfreton Road, Little Eaton,DE21 5AB
Received 23 Nov 2017Doveridge Primary School, Chapel Green, Doveridge
Received 19 Nov 2008Springwell Community School, Middlecroft Road South, Staveley
Received 14 Jan 2009Swanwick Hall School, Derby Road, Swanwick
Received 9 Feb 2005Brookside Road to Lime Lane, Breadsall, Derbyshire
Received 18 Apr 2013Eaton Vale Day Care Centre, Briar Gate, Long Eaton
Received 16 Sept 2004Blackwell Primary School, Pendean Close, Blackwell
Received 3 Aug 2007Renishaw Colliery, Staveley Lane, Eckington
Received 17 Oct 2007Records 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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