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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Swarkestone Quarry, Twyford Road, Barrow on Trent,DE73 7HA
Received 17 Feb 2017Bridge House Farm, Ladmanlow, Buxton, SK17 6UH
Received 9 Mar 2009land off Mansfield Road
Received 18 Mar 1999Brimington Junior School, Springvale Road, Brimmington
Received 31 Oct 2006LAND AT DERBY HILLS FARM, SPRINGWOOD, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE,DE73 8BJ
Received 13 Dec 2016Longford C of E Controlled Primary School, Longford, Ashbourne,DE6 3DR
Received 10 Apr 2014Whitwell Primary School, Southfield Lane, Worksop,S80 4NN
Received 26 May 2011Brookfield Community School, Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield
Received 28 Apr 2006Hartshorne Church Of England Primary School, Main Street, Swadlincote,DE11 7ES
Received 20 Mar 2019Ladycross Infant School , Victoria Road, Sandiacre
Received 22 May 2008Peak Waste Recycling Ltd, Wood Lane, Ashbourne,DE6 1JF
Received 18 Feb 2020Bennerley Business & Enterprise College Bennerley Avenue, ILKESTON, Derbyshire,
Received 20 Apr 2009Holmesdale Infants School, The Avenue , Dronfield,S18 2LR
Received 17 May 2019Ripley Junior School, Poplar Avenue, Ripley
Received 1 Jul 2003Stanton Vale School, Thoresby Road, Long Eaton,NG10 3NP
Received 15 Dec 2016Swanwick School And Sports College, Hayes Lane, Swanwick, Derbyshire, DE55 1AR
Received 25 Mar 2025The Depot (Field No. 9774), Longcliffe, Nr Brassington,DE4 4HN
Received 8 Aug 2012Hasland Junior School Playing Field, The Green, Hasland
Received 28 Jan 2005Depot 3 Burton Road Swadlincote,DE11 9EL
Received 22 Aug 2016Wirksworth Infant School, Harrison Drive, MATLOCK, DE4 4GZ
Received 11 Jun 2009Repton Primary School, Springfield Road, Repton
Received 29 May 2003Swanwick Primary School, South Street, Swanwick
Received 17 Dec 2008land adjacent to Beresford Arms, Station Road, Ashbourne
Received 26 Aug 2005Street Lane Primary School, Street Lane, Denby, Ripley
Received 31 Aug 2005Records 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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