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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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William Allitt School, Sunnyside, Swadlincote,DE11 0TL
Received 18 Sept 2015Brookfield Community School & Specialist Sports College, Chatsworth Road,S40 3NS
Received 10 Aug 2009Staveley Landfill Site, Hall Lane, Staveley
Received 20 Feb 2007Chinley Primary School, Buxton Road, Chinley,SK23 6DR
Received 26 Oct 2012The Avenue, Derby Road, Wingerworth
Received 2 Apr 2015Broom House Farm, Furnace, Oakerthorpe, Alfreton,DE55 7LL
Received 15 May 2013Tibshelf Community School & Specialist Sports College, High Street, Tibshelf
Received 21 Aug 2008County Hall, Smedley Street, Matlock, DE4 3AG
Received 24 Oct 2022Staveley Children's Centre, Church Street, Chesterfield,S43 3TN
Received 15 Sept 2009Netherthorpe School, Ralph Road, Staveley
Received 14 May 2004Holmgate Primary School & Nursery, Holmgate Road, Clay Cross
Received 10 Sept 2008Deer Park Primary School, New Road, Wingerworth, Chesterfield,S42 6TD
Received 21 Feb 2014Mitchell Street, Clowne, Derbyshire,S43 4RS
Received 2 Oct 2015Etwall Composting Plant, BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LTD, EGGINTON,DE65 6GX
Received 3 Mar 2011Land at Grange Close Clover Nook, Industrial Estate, nr Alfreton
Received 24 Apr 2009Cotmanhay Family Support Centre, 49-51 Dovedale Circle, Cotmanhay, Ilkeston
Received 24 Jun 2003Tintwistle Waste Water Treatment Works
Received 12 May 2004Sewage Pumping Station, Ridgeway Lane, Nether Heage, DE56 2JT
Received 17 Feb 2009Parklands Infant and Nursery School, Derby Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham,NG10 4BJ
Received 18 Apr 2012Land between A514 Derby Road and Occupation Lane
Received 29 May 2019Melbourne Junior School, Pack Horse Road, DERBY,DE73 8HP
Received 29 Mar 2018Sale & Davys CE Primary School, Twyford Road, Barrow on Trent, Derbyshire,DE73 7HA
Received 1 Jun 2010Stenson Fields Community Primary School, Heather Close, Stenson Fields
Received 11 Nov 2005Melbourne Sewage Treatment Works, North of Blackwell Lane, Melbourne, DE73 8JS
Received 11 Dec 2023Records 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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