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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.
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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Hartington Reclamation Site, Farndale Road, Staveley, Chesterfield, S43 3YN
Received 31 Mar 2025Mundy CE Junior School, Lockton Avenue, Heanor
Received 3 Dec 2008Whitwell Quarry
Received 10 May 1998Larklands County Infants School, Park Road, Ilkeston,DE7 5DR
Received 26 Jun 2019Ks4 Support Centre Mikado Road, Sawley,NG10 3GN
Received 17 Apr 2018South Normanton Sewage Treatment Works, Hilcote, Bolsover, Derbyshire, DE55 2EY
Received 12 Aug 2025Howitt Primary Community School, Holmes Street, Heanor,DE75 7FS
Received 16 Aug 2011Foxlow Tip and adjacent land, off Staveley Lane, Staveley
Received 19 Sept 2011BELPER SCHOOL, KILBOURNE ROAD, BELPER,DE56 1RZ
Received 24 May 2011Langley Mill Sure Start Centre, Bailey Brook Drive, Langley Mill
Received 15 Oct 2007Hartshorne Church of England Primary School, Main Street, Swadlincote,DE11 7ES
Received 3 Dec 2014FLAT 18, PARKSIDE, 56 PARK ROAD, BUXTON, SK17 6SN
Received 10 Dec 2025Ridgeway Primary School, Main Road, Ridgeway
Received 24 Nov 2003Birk Hill Primary School, Chestnut Avenue, Eckington
Received 27 Jun 2006Ilkeston School, King George Avenue, Ilkeston
Received 4 May 2006Mugginton CE Primary School
Received 4 May 2007HIGH TREES, MANSFIELD ROAD, HEATH, S44 5SB
Received 9 Feb 2026Alderbrook Day Centre, Buxton Road, Chinley
Received 6 Dec 2007Spire Infant & Nursery School, Derby Road, Chesterfield,,S40 2EU
Received 16 Mar 2010Unit 6, Belfield Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire,DE7 8DU
Received 19 Aug 2013Netherthorpe School, Ralph Road, Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire,S43 3PY
Received 10 Jan 2012Hague Bar Primary School, Lower Hague, New Mills,SK22 3AP
Received 5 Dec 2016Willington Quarry, Castleway Lane, Eggington,DE65 6BW
Received 31 Mar 2011Walton on Trent CE Primary School, Coton Road, Walton on Trent, SWADLINCOTE,DE12 8NL
Received 26 Apr 2017Records 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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