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.
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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Morewood Centre, Alfreton Park, Alfreton, Derbyshire, De55 7Al
Received 9 Nov 2022Replacement Bolsover CE Junior School,Welbeck Road, Bolsover
Received 22 Mar 2005Matlock All Saints C of E Infant School, Dimple Road, Matlock,DE4 3HX
Received 9 Aug 2011Sale & Davys C of E Controlled Primary School, Twyford Road, Barrow-on-Trent,DE73 7HA
Received 20 Mar 2012MXG Waste Transfer station, Mansfield Road, Corbriggs, Chesterfield,,S41 0JW
Received 18 Dec 2009Land at Alfreton Park, Alfreton Park, Alfreton,DE55 7AP
Received 6 Jun 2019Derbyshire County Council, West Street,Chesterfield
Received 10 Oct 2008Bridgetown Tyre Recycling Ltd, Cotes Park Industrial Estate, Alfreton,DE55 4QQ
Received 19 Oct 2009Newhall Centre, Meadow Lane, Newhall, Swadlincote
Received 26 Jun 2006Calow C of E (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School, North Road, S44 5BD
Received 11 Jun 2009Buxton Community School, College Road,Buxton
Received 29 Jul 2008Marlpool Infants School, Prospect Road, Marlpool, Heanor,DE75 7NF
Received 15 May 2015Hasland Hall Community School, The Green, Broomfield Avenue, Hasland
Received 14 Oct 2005Hillhead Quarry, Harpur Hill, Buxton
Received 25 Aug 1965Little Eaton Primary School, Alfreton Road, Little Eaton
Received 14 Jun 2005Dallimore Primary School, Dallimore Road, Ilkeston,DE7 4GZ
Received 24 Jan 2014Riddings Junior School, Church Street, Riddings, ALFRETON,DE55 4BW
Received 3 Jun 2016Marston Montgomery Primary School
Received 14 Jun 2006Clowne Sewage Treatment Works
Received 27 Nov 2003Shirland Primary School (Site 2 ), Burnside Avenue, Hallfield, Shirland
Received 11 Apr 2003Florence Shipley Home, Market Place, Heanor,DE75 7AA
Received 1 Dec 20106 Longedge Lane, Wingerworth, Derbyshire, S42 0
Received 17 Jul 2026Heath Primary School ,Slack Lane, Heath, Derbyshire,S44 5HR
Received 8 Jun 2010St Giles School, Sheepcote Road, Killamarsh
Received 24 May 2007Records 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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