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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Brampton Primary School School Board Lane, Chesterfield
Received 9 Jan 2009The Coach House, 89 Derby Road, Cromford, Derbyshire, DE4 3RP
Received 6 Mar 2026Cloudside Junior School, Stanton Road, Sandiacre
Received 19 Oct 2006Bolehill Quarry, Bolehill Lane, Wingerworth,S42 6RG
Received 22 Jul 2014Corfield CE [C] Infant School, Thorpes Road, Common Side, Heanor
Received 25 Oct 2006Alfreton Park Community Special School, Alfreton
Received 16 Dec 2008Highfield School, Upper Lumsdale, Matlock
Received 24 May 2006Newton Community Centre, Main Street, Newton
Received 10 Jan 2007Ridgeway Primary School, 1A Main Road, Ridgeway, S12 3XR
Received 21 May 2021Pye Bridge Industrial Estate, Somercotes
Received 7 Nov 2003Firfield Primary School, Sawley Road, Breaston, Derbyshire,DE72 3EF
Received 30 Sept 2013Brigg Infant School, South Street, South Normanton
Received 7 Jun 2006Swanwick Hall School, The Green, Alfreton,DE55 1AE
Received 23 Mar 2016Tibshelf Community School, Doe Hill Lane, Tibshelf,DE55 5LZ
Received 16 Jan 2015Scarcliffe Primary School, Foxhill Road, Scarcliffe
Received 27 Aug 2003Hall Lane Landfill Site,
Received 20 Jan 200312 EUREKA LODGE GARDENS, MIDWAY, SWADLINCOTE, DE11 0WR
Received 1 May 2025Land on north side of Dukes Drive, Buxton btwn Hosptial and Railway Line.
Received 8 Apr 2025Land Off, Combs Road, Chapel-en-le-frith, Derbyshire, SK23 9UW
Received 9 Sept 2026Far Tupton Wood, off Harewood Crescent, Old Tupton, S42 6HS
Received 8 Jul 2026Croft Infant School, Marshall Street, Alfreton,DE55 7BW
Received 16 Feb 2018The Bolsover School, Mooracre Lane, Bolsover,S44 6XA
Received 10 Jan 2012Howitt Primary Community School, Holmes Street, Heanor, Derbyshire, DE75 7FS
Received 14 Mar 2014The Bolsover School, Mooracre Lane, Bolsover,S44 6XA
Received 29 Jun 2010Records 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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