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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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MXG Waste Transfer Station, Mansfield Road, Corbriggs, S41 0JW
Received 26 Oct 2022Overfields Barn, Pasture Lane, Brassington, Derbyshire,DE6 1QX
Received 30 Jan 2014New Mills Nursery School, Sett Close, New Mills, High Peak,SK22 4AQ
Received 2 May 2014Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Deepsick Lane Chesterfield Derbyshire,S445DN
Received 21 Jul 2017DCC Highways Depot, The Castle Way , Willington
Received 1 Apr 2005Egginton Primary School, Church Road, Egginton,DE65 6HP
Received 4 Jul 201355 PARK AVENUE, DARLEY DALE, DE4 2FX
Received 31 Jul 2025Dowlow Quarry, Sterndale Moor, Buxton
Received 16 May 2003Stenson Fields Community School, Goathland Road, Stenson Fields, Derby
Received 28 Aug 2008Moira Road, Overseal
Received 3 Mar 2008Mapperley CE Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lodge Row, Mapperley, Ilkeston,DE7 6BT
Received 11 May 2015Swanwick School And Sports College, Hayes Lane, Swanwick, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 1AR
Received 17 Oct 2022Little Eaton Primary School, Alfreton Road, Little Eaton
Received 22 May 2003Kirk Hallam Community Technology College, Godfrey Drive, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston,
Received 9 Aug 2006Newton Primary School, Hall Lane, Newton, Alfreton,DE55 5TL
Received 24 Dec 2012County Hall,Smedley Street, Matlock
Received 21 Mar 2005Former RBS Bank, 8 Snitterton Road, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3LZ
Received 30 Oct 2025Shirebrook Community School, Common Lane, Shirebrook, Derbyshire,NG20 8QF
Received 15 Feb 2012Hayfield Primary School, Swallow House Lane, Hayfield, Derbyshire,SK22 2HB
Received 24 Apr 2015Buxton County Junior School, Mosley Road,Buxton, Derbyshire, , SK17 9DR,SK17 9DR
Received 12 Mar 2015Leedale Ltd, Lydford Road, Alfreton
Received 2 Jun 2008Westhouses Primary School, Bolden Terrace, Westhouses
Received 3 Dec 2008Kirk Hallam Community Technology College, Godfrey Drive, Ilkeston,,DE7 4HH
Received 30 Nov 2009The Bolsover School, Mooracre Lane, Chesterfield,,S44 6XA
Received 16 Mar 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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