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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Alfreton Materials Recycling Facility, Cotes Park West Ind Est, Somercotes,DE55 4NJ
Received 28 Sept 2012OTTERWOOD, 88 ST JOHNS ROAD, BUXTON, SK17 6TP
Received 19 Apr 2026Pilsley Primary School, Station Road, Pilsley, S45 8EU
Received 27 Jan 2009Netherthorpe School, Ralph Road, Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire,S43 3PY
Received 18 Jan 2012County Hall, Bank Road, Matlock
Received 10 Sept 2008Bonemill Quarry, Manystones Lane, BRASSINGTON,DE4 4HE
Received 26 Jun 2017New Whittington Community Primary School Field, Albert Road, New Whittington
Received 5 Apr 2011Netherseal Sewage Treatment Works, off Main Street, Netherseal
Received 4 Jan 2006Kirk Hallam Pupil Referal Unit, Windsor Crescent, Kirk Hallam
Received 24 Jun 2003B6042 Crags Road Diversion, Creswell
Received 3 Aug 2006Pedestrian access to rear of Meadow View, Belper
Received 4 Feb 2014Old Blackwell Tip, Berristow Lane, South Normanton
Received 29 Sept 2006Hasland Infant School, Eyre Street East, Chesterfield,,S41 0PE
Received 15 Mar 2010Shallcross Incline, Shallcross Road, Whaley Bridge,SK23 7EY
Received 9 Mar 2011Dowlow Plant, Sterndale Moor, Buxton,SK17 9QF
Received 20 Mar 2013St Andrews C of E (Controlled) Junior School ,Hadfield Road, Hadfield, Glossop
Received 19 Feb 2009Hadfield Nursery, Queen Street, Hadfield
Received 12 Jul 2007New Mills School Business and Enterprise College Church Lane New Mills,SK22 4NR
Received 19 Aug 2016Brassington Moor Quarry, Longcliffe, Brassington, Derbyshire, DE4 4BZ
Received 5 Jun 20231, 2, 3 & 5 Fletcher Street, and rear of 14 Market Street, Heanor
Received 29 Sept 2006Lakeside Pupil Referral Unit, Anestee Road, Long Eaton
Received 11 Feb 2008Bolsover Moor Quarry, Whaley Road, Bolsover, S44 6XE
Received 19 Sept 2023Buxworth Primary School, Station Road, Buxworth,SK23 7NJ
Received 15 Apr 2016Melbourne Junior School, Pack Horse Road, Derby,DE73 8JE
Received 9 Apr 2019Records 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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