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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Glebe Junior School, Hamlet Lane, South Normanton,DE55 2JB
Received 15 May 2014Park Junior School, Orchard Close, Park Road, Shirebrook
Received 28 Jun 2006St. Georges C of E Controlled Primary School, Church Street, Swadlincote,DE11 9NP
Received 22 May 2014Hayfield Primary School, Swallow House Lane,HIGH PEAK SK22 2HB
Received 25 Apr 2008St. Andrews C of E VC Primary School, Station Road, Stanley, Ilkeston,DE7 6FB
Received 12 Apr 2013Carr Hill Farm, 79 Cole Lane, OCKBROOK,DE72 3RD
Received 30 Jun 2017Eureka Primary School, Dunsmore Way, Swadlincote,DE11 7LA
Received 14 Aug 2015Shardlow Primary School, London Road, Shardlow
Received 25 Apr 2005William Allitt School, Sunnyside, Newhall, Swadlincote
Received 14 Jun 2005Nestle Company Limited Marston Lane, DERBY,DE13 9LY
Received 12 Jul 2017Stanton Primary School, Woodland Road, Stanton
Received 11 Jun 2004Woodland on the west side of London Road (off Wyedale Close), Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9RF
Received 2 Sept 2026Bolsover School, Mooracre Lane, Bolsover
Received 16 Dec 2008Cromford Church Of England Primary School, North Street, Cromford, Derbyshire, DE4 3RG
Received 10 Jun 2026Kirk Ireton CE (VC) Primary School, Main Street, Kirk Ireton
Received 16 Nov 2007Etwall Primary School, Egginton Road, Etwall, Derby,DE65 6NB
Received 24 Jun 2015Herbert Strutt Primary School, Bargate Road, Belper
Received 30 Apr 2007Former Biwaters Site, Market Street, Clay Cross,S45 9NE
Received 22 Jul 2009Griffon Road, Quarry Hill Road Industrial Estate
Received 17 Jun 2002Kensington Junior School, St Johns Road, Ilkeston,DE7 5PA
Received 24 Aug 2010Grassmoor Primary School, North Wingfield Road, Grassmoor
Received 23 Dec 2003Baslow Close Sewage Pumping Station, Sawley
Received 14 Aug 2006Coton in the Elms C of E Primary School Elmslea Avenue, Swadlincote,DE12 8HE
Received 20 Dec 2017Ironville & Codnor Park Primary School, Victoria Street, NOTTINGHAM, NG16 5NB
Received 14 May 2009Records 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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