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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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H W Martin, Recycling Centre, Clover Nook Road, Somercotes, DE55 4RF
Received 12 Aug 2020Killamarsh Junior School, Sheffield Road, Killamarsh,S21 2EA
Received 6 Jun 2012Crich Junior School, School Lane, Crich
Received 16 Jan 2007Holmesdale Infant School, The Avenue, Dronfield,S18 2LR
Received 25 Jan 2013Whitting Valley Road, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield
Received 3 Mar 2008St Johns C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Dannah Street, Ripley,DE5 3BD
Received 3 Jan 2012New Bolsover Primary School New Station Road, CHESTERFIELD, S44 6PY
Received 17 May 2009Riddings Junior School, Church Street, Riddings, Alfreton,DE55 4BW
Received 25 Jan 2016Moorhay Farm, High Lane, Wigley, Derbyshire, S42 7JJ
Received 20 Feb 2024Clowne Youth Building, Ringer Lane, Clowne
Received 26 Mar 2007Wessington Primary School, The Green, Wessington, Derbyshire, DE55 6DQ
Received 16 Jan 2023Brackenfield School, Bracken Road, Long Eaton,NG10 4DA
Received 12 Apr 2011The Sure Start Centre, Portland Road, Whaley Thorns
Received 5 Apr 2006Brockwell Infant and Junior School, Purbeck Avenue, Loundsley Green,
Received 26 Jul 2006Duffield Library, Wirksworth Road, Duffield
Received 9 Aug 2005Woodthorpe C Of E Primary School, Seymour Lane, Woodthorpe,S43 3DA
Received 27 Sept 2018Marsh Lane Primary School, School Lane, Marsh Lane, Derbyshire, S21 5RS
Received 29 Oct 2024Peak Dale Primary School, School Road, Upper End, Peak Dale, Nr Buxton
Received 12 Sept 2006Dowlow Quarry, Sterndale Moor, Buxton,SK17 9QF
Received 23 Oct 2017Whitwell Works, Southfield Lane, Whitwell,S80 3LJ
Received 11 Nov 2019White Peak Loop, Church Road to Harrison Way, Darley Dale
Received 5 Oct 2015R Roberts Yard, Crompton Road, Ilkeston
Received 26 Mar 2008North Wingfield Primary School, Chesterfield Road, North Wingfield, Derbyshire,S42 5LG
Received 18 May 2010Swanwick Hall School, Swanwick, Alfreton, Derbyshire,DE55 1AE
Received 11 Mar 2013Records 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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