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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Oak Apple Farm, Highfield Lane, Muggington, ASHBOURNE,DE6 4PQ
Received 8 Jul 2016Middleton Mine, Rise End, Middleton
Received 2 Jul 200722 Chestnut Close, Duffield, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 4HD
Received 15 Jul 2026Hilton Primary School, Peacroft Lane, Hilton, DERBY,DE65 5GH
Received 23 Sept 2016Cotes Park Industrial Estate, Alfreton, Derbyshire,DE55 4NJ
Received 8 Aug 2012Elvaston Landfill Site, Bellington Hill, Elvaston,Derbyshire,DE72 3FF
Received 14 Nov 2014Smiths Void, Palterton lane, Sutton Scarsdale
Received 29 Jul 2003New Mills School and Sixth Form Centre, Church Lane, New Mills
Received 5 Jul 2004Middleton Community Primary School, Main Street, Middleton By Wirksworth,DE4 4LQ
Received 4 Oct 2018land off Derby Road, Brailsford
Received 31 Jan 2005Unit 4, Watford Bridge Industrial Estate, Watford Bridge Road, New Mills,SK22 4HJ
Received 20 Jul 2011Chevin House, Queens Drive, Montpellier, Belper,DE56 2TJ
Received 6 Mar 2015Ashbrook Infant School, Victoria Avenue, Borrowash
Received 27 Oct 2004Parkside Community Junior School, Cokayne Avenue, ASHBOURNE,DE6 1EJ
Received 1 Mar 2017Staveley Landfill Site, Hall Lane, Staveley,S43 3UU
Received 5 Jun 2017Wye Head Wood, At rear of 11 Lismore Park, Buxton, w3w location ///interlude.hidden.lamp
Received 6 Oct 2025Hasland Junior School, Broomfield Avenue, Hasland,S41 0LY
Received 12 May 2020Derby Road, Wingerworth,S42 6NB
Received 2 May 2014Sale and Davy's CE[C] Primary School, Twyford Road, Barrow on Trent
Received 18 May 2007Etwall Primary School, Egginton Road, Etwall,DE65 6NB
Received 5 Oct 2010Shirland Primary School, Park Lane, Shirland,DE55 6BH
Received 16 Oct 2018Unit 11, Pye Bridge Industrial Estate, Alfreton,De55 4NX
Received 4 Jul 2017Tupton Youth Centre, Nethermoor Road, New Tupton
Received 9 Jun 2004Marlpool Infant School, Prospect Road, Heanor,DE75 7NF
Received 6 Nov 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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