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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Rotherham Close Industrial Estate, Killamarsh
Received 12 Jul 2004Ashbourne Sewage Treatment Works, Mayfield Road, Ashbourne,DE6 2BJ
Received 9 Sept 2015Chesterfield Recycling Centre, Broombank Park, Sheepbridge, Chesterfield
Received 8 Oct 2007Land to the north of the A52 Painters Lane, Ashbourne
Received 1 Feb 2019Model Village Primary School, Central Drive, Shirebrook
Received 6 Dec 2006Watchorn Roundabout, A61 Derby Road, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7PT
Received 28 Sept 2026Erin Landfill, Markham Lane, Duckmanton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire,S44 5HS
Received 3 Apr 2012New Mills Primary School, Meadow Street, New Mills
Received 22 Sept 2004Kensington Junior School, St Johns Road, Ilkeston
Received 16 Nov 2004Clowne Infant And Nursery School, Ringer Lane, Clowne,S43 4DB
Received 26 Sept 2018Findern Primary School, Buckford Lane, Findern
Received 5 Nov 2007Sawley Infant & Nursery School, Wilmot Street, Sawley,NG10 3DQ
Received 1 May 2012TALL TREES, CHURCH LANE, DOVERIDGE, DE6 5NN
Received 30 May 202613 Brackendale Road, Swanwick, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 1DJ
Received 14 Jul 2026The Old Ironworks, Crompton Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire,DE7 4BG
Received 16 Sept 2015Sudbury Primary School, School Lane, Ashbourne,DE6 5HZ
Received 6 Mar 2012Oak Apple Farm, Highfield Lane, Muggington, Ashbourne,DE6 4PQ
Received 11 Jan 2018Firfield Primary School, 1a Sawley Road, Breaston,DE72 3EG
Received 27 Mar 2018Hallam Fields Junior School, Longfield Lane, Ilkeston
Received 31 May 2007Melandra Road, Glossop,SK13 6JQ
Received 16 Nov 2009Lea Green Centre, Main Road, Lea
Received 22 Nov 2004Thornsett Primary School Aspenshaw Road, BIRCH VALE,SK22 1AT
Received 4 Nov 2016Derbyshire Records Office, New Street, Matlock,DE4 3FE
Received 5 Apr 2011Highfields School Upper Lumsdale,Matlock
Received 25 Apr 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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