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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Holly House School, Church Street North, Old Whittington, Derbyshire, S41 9QR
Received 15 Jan 2026Behavioural Support Centre, Brookside Road, Breadsall,DE21 5LF
Received 27 Apr 2021Grassmoor Country Park, Mansfield Road. Corbriggs, Derbyshire,S41 0JW
Received 16 Dec 2015Vital Earth Derby Ltd Blenheim Road, Ashbourne
Received 10 Nov 2008WOODLAND AT, HOCKLEY LANE, WINGERWORTH, S42 6QQ
Received 23 Oct 2025Kents bank Complex, Kents bank Road, Buxton
Received 13 Jul 2007Coalite Smokeless Fuels, Buttermilk Lane
Received 13 Aug 2001Former Coalite Stocking Yard, off Buttermilk Lane, Bolsover
Received 25 Nov 200410 LEA VALE, BROADMEADOWS, SOUTH NORMANTON, DE55 3NA
Received 21 Feb 2025New Mills Nursery School, Sett Close, New Mills, Derbyshire, SK22 4AQ
Received 26 Nov 2024The School House, School Lane, Marsh Lane, Eckington,S21 5RS
Received 12 Oct 2010Little Eaton Primary School Alfreton Road, LITTLE EATON,DE21 5AB
Received 23 Jan 2018Freebirch Farm, Slatepit Lane, Eastmoor, Chesterfield,S42 7DQ
Received 25 Jan 2011Scarcliffe Primary School, Langwith Road, CHESTERFIELD, S44 6TH
Received 20 Mar 200920 WOODFIELD CLOSE, HADFIELD, GLOSSOP, SK13 1PW
Received 16 Mar 202633 CHESTNUT CLOSE, DUFFIELD, BELPER, DE56 4HD
Received 21 Jul 2025Newbold CE Primary School, Cranborne Road, Newbold, Chesterfield
Received 13 Nov 2006Sawley Infant& Nursery School, Wilmot Street,,NG10 3DQ
Received 18 Jan 2010Home Farm, Main Road, Pentrich
Received 7 Aug 2007Cutthorpe Primary School, School Hill, Cutthorpe, Chesterfield.
Received 28 Apr 2005Heritage Community School, Boughton Lane, Clowne
Received 16 Jan 2009Moorfield Hall School, Mooracre,
Received 20 Jan 2003Horsehead Lane, Bolsover, Derbyshire
Received 16 Feb 2004CHANTRY HOUSE, CHURCH STREET, MELBOURNE, DERBY, DE73 8EJ
Received 1 Jan 2026Records 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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