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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Mugginton Quarry, Bullhurst Lane, Derbyshire, DE6 4PA
Received 5 Dec 2023Grin Low Wood, Poole's Cavern, Green Lane, Buxton, SK17 9DH
Received 16 Jul 202693 Scropton Road, Hatton, Derbyshire
Received 7 Oct 2013Swanwick Hall School, Derby Road, swanwick
Received 14 May 2004Kirk Hallam Community Technology College, Godfrey Drive, Ilkeston
Received 3 Jun 2008Willington Quarry, Castleway Lane, Egginton, Derbyshire,DE65 6BW
Received 25 Nov 2011Newhall Community Junior School, Chesterfield Avenue, Newhall, Swadlincote
Received 10 Nov 200414 SYCAMORE CLOSE, BUXTON, SK17 6FB
Received 31 May 2026Heage Primary School, School Lane, Heage
Received 23 Aug 2007Chaucer Junior School, Cranmer Street, Ilkeston
Received 5 Aug 2004Forge and Monument Opencast Coal Site, Ironville
Received 8 Nov 2004Callywhite Lane, Dronfield
Received 17 Mar 2008Dene Quarry, The Hill, Cromford,DE4 3QS
Received 9 Dec 2010Former Staveley Works, off Works Road, Hollingwood, Chesterfield
Received 28 Jul 2021Risley Lower Grammar School CE Primary School, Derby Road, Risley
Received 20 May 2005Ashwood Dale Quarry, Bakewell Road, Buxton
Received 19 Mar 2015Coppice Primary School, Roper Avenue, Marlpool, Heanor
Received 29 May 2008St George's CE(A) Primary School, Church Lane
Received 4 Feb 2002Whitwell Works, Southfield Lane, Whitwell, S80 3LJ
Received 2 Jul 2021Somerlea Park Junior School, Bank Street, Alfreton,DE55 4JE
Received 17 Jul 2012Day Service Facility, 124 Briar Gate, Long Eaton
Received 11 Jul 2003Community House, 173 Derby Road, Long Eaton
Received 9 Aug 2005Dovedale Primary School, Dovedale Avenue, Long Eaton
Received 19 Jun 2003Woodbridge Junior School, Grange Street, Alfreton,DE55 7JA
Received 9 May 2017Records 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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