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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Land Adjoining Stanton Old Tip, Lows Lane, Stanton by Dale
Received 31 Jul 2008Farnsworth Farm, Welbeck Road, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire,S44 6XF
Received 16 Dec 2014Land at Former Drakelow C Power Station, Drakelow, Derbyshire
Received 26 Jun 2015footpath adjacent to 4 Campbell Street, Heanor
Received 12 Oct 2007Hunloke Park Primary School, Lodge Drive, WINGERWORTH, , S42 6PT
Received 7 Jul 2016Dunston Primary School, Dunston Lane, Chesterfield,S41 8EY
Received 27 Sept 2011Belper Sewage Treatment Works, Chevin Road, Belper
Received 28 Oct 2011ALFRETON PARK AND RECREATION GROUND, ALFRETON PARK, ALFRETON, DE55 7AL
Received 29 Apr 2026Heath Fields Primary School, Field Avenue, Hatton,DE65 5EQ
Received 10 Aug 201210 Lea Vale, Broadmeadows, South Normanton, Derbyshire, DE55 3NA
Received 22 Jan 2026Sawley Junior School, Wilmot Street, Sawley, Long Eaton,NG10 3DQ
Received 12 Sept 2013Holly House School, Church Street North, Old Whittington,S41 9QR
Received 21 Feb 2019Christ Church C of E Primary School, Tapton View Road, Chesterfield,S41 7JS
Received 17 Jul 2012Long Lane CE (C) Primary School, Long Lane, Dalbury Lees
Received 16 Dec 2003Milford Community Primary School, Chevin Road, Belper,DE56 0QH
Received 5 Jul 2011Wood Lane, Kniveton, Ashbourne,DE6 1JF
Received 21 Jul 2017Station Road, Renishaw, Derbyshire,S21 3WF
Received 25 Jan 2016THE OLD ST MARYS PRESBYTERY, SUMNER STREET, GLOSSOP, SK13 8DP
Received 25 Jul 2025Bretby Landfill Site, Main Street, Newhall, Swadlincote,DE11 0TP
Received 6 Sept 2013Anthony Bek Community Primary School, Rotherham Road, Pleasley
Received 25 Apr 2006Sharley Park Community School, Pilsley Road, Chesterfield,S45 9BN
Received 24 Apr 2012Fairfield Centre Victoria Park Road, Buxton, Derbyshire,SK17 7PE
Received 29 Jul 2009Swanwick School & Sports College, Hayes Lane, Swanwick, Alfreton, DE55 1AR
Received 16 Nov 2021BOLSOVER INFANT & NURSERY SCHOOL, WELBECK ROAD, CHESTERFIELD,S44 6DE
Received 21 Jun 2011Records 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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