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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Langwith Bassett Community School, Bassett Hill, Langwith Junction
Received 14 Jun 2006Bolsover CE Junior School, Horsehead Lane, Bolsover
Received 8 Jul 2005Frederick Gent School, Mansfield Road, South Normanton
Received 22 Jul 2005Land at Griffon Road, Quarry Hill Industrial Estate, Ilkeston,DE7 4RF
Received 29 Jan 2014Aldercar Infant and Nursery School, Godkin Drive, Heanor,NG16 4GL
Received 11 Sept 2015Shipley Park Visitor Centre, Shipley Hill, Heanor
Received 14 Aug 2006Langley Mill C of E (Controlled) Infant School, Sedgwick Street, NG16 4DT
Received 5 May 2009Heritage Community School, Boughton Lane, Clowne
Received 27 Apr 2009PINFOLD COTTAGE, MAIN ROAD, HEATH, S44 5RX
Received 24 Apr 2025Fairfield Infant & Nursery School, Bench Road, Buxton,,SK17 7PQ
Received 25 Nov 2009Roberts Yard, Crompton Road Industrial Estate, Ilkeston, Derbyshire,DE7 4BG
Received 6 Aug 2013Manor Farm Barns, Breadsall, Derbyshire,DE21 4TP
Received 30 Jan 2015ALFRETON PARK AND RECREATION GROUND, ALFRETON PARK, ALFRETON, DE55 7AL
Received 1 Jul 2026Vital Earth Blenheim Road, Ashbourne, Derbyshire,DE6 1HA
Received 12 Jan 2012land off Derby Road, Brailsford
Received 31 Jan 2005Brookfield Community School, Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield
Received 6 Mar 2008Woodbridge Junior School, Grange Street, Alfreton,DE55 7JA
Received 28 May 2019North Wingfield Junior School, Chesterfield Road, North Wingfield
Received 3 Dec 2008Brockwell Nursery & Infant School, Purbeck Avenue, Chesterfield,S40 4NP
Received 3 Jan 2012Crompton Road Industrial Estate, Ilkeston
Received 12 Jul 2004Holly House School, Church Street North, Old Whittington
Received 31 Jul 2007Dove Holes Quarry, Dale Road, Dove Holes, Smalldale, Buxton, SK17 8BH
Received 11 May 2023John King Infant School, Church Street West, Pinxton, Nottingham,NG16 6NB
Received 22 Nov 2013New Mills Adult Education Centre, Spring Bank, New Mills
Received 30 Oct 2008Records 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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