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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Bradley C of E Controlled Primary School, Yew Tree Lane, Ashbourne,DE6 1PG
Received 5 Aug 2013Potlocks House Farm, Twyford Road, Willington, Derbyshire
Received 18 Jun 2010Sheepbridge Lane, Chesterfield
Received 27 Mar 2017Norbriggs Primary School, Norbriggs Road, Mastin Moor
Received 27 Jun 2007Woodville Junior and Infants School, High Street, Swadlincote,DE11 7EA
Received 16 Jan 2018Biffa Waste Services Ltd, Egginton
Received 4 Dec 2008Hallam Fields Junior School, Longfields Lane, Ilkeston
Received 12 Oct 2004Bradley CE( C) Primary School, Bradley
Received 27 Aug 2003Dove Holes Quarry, Dale Road, Dove Holes, SK17 8BG
Received 13 Nov 2025Unit 6 & 7 Sheepbridge Industrial Estate, Chesterfield,S41 9RX
Received 1 May 2014Grassmoor Lagoons, Grassmoor Country Park, Grassmoor
Received 9 Jul 2010Fairfield Endowed Junior School, Boarstones Lane, Fairfield, Buxton,SK17 7NA
Received 17 Jun 2016Woodthorpe C of E Primary School, Seymour Lane, Chesterfield, Derbyshire,S43 3DA
Received 2 Jul 2015Ladywood Primary School, Oliver Road, Ilkeston,DE7 5NH
Received 12 Jul 2011Marlborough Road, Breaston, Derby
Received 30 Oct 2007Burbage County Primary School, Girdon Close, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9AT
Received 5 Jul 2024Tibshelf Community School, High Street, Tibshelf
Received 6 Feb 2003Westhouses Primary School, Bolden Terrace, Westhouses, Derbyshire,DE55 5AF
Received 16 Jan 2015Netherseal Sewage Treatment Works, Hall Farm Lane, Netherseal, Derbyshire
Received 26 Jan 2012Kirk Hallam Community Technology College, Godfrey Drive, Ilkeston,DE7 4HH
Received 30 Sept 20091 BROOKHOUSE COURT, HAYFIELD, SK22 2PD
Received 10 Sept 2025Longmoor Primary School, Newstead Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham,NG10 4JG
Received 30 Nov 2012Hague Bar Primary School, Lower Hague, New Mills, Derbyshire,SK22 3AP
Received 25 Sept 2015Simmondley Primary School, Pennine Road, Simmondley, Glossop
Received 12 Nov 2003Records 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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