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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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The Delves Special School, Swanwick, Alfreton, DE55 1AR
Received 14 Mar 2007Morley Primary School, Main Street, Morley
Received 19 Oct 2004Ripley Junior School, Poplar Avenue, Ripley
Received 15 May 2006Tibshelf Community School, Doe Hill Lane, Tibshelf,DE55 5LZ
Received 9 Jan 2019Dronfield Junior School, School Lane, Dronfield
Received 26 Jul 2006Ilkeston School, King George Avenue, Ilkeston, DE7 5HS
Received 14 Sept 2006St Andrews CE Primary School, Station Road, Stanley
Received 5 Feb 2007Burbage Primary School, Girdon Close, SK17 9AT
Received 11 Jun 2009Overfields Barn, Pasture Lane, Brassington, Derbyshire,DE6 1QX
Received 16 Jan 2014Ilkeston (Landscaping) Depot, Scarborough Avenue, Ilkeston
Received 29 Jun 2005Magnet Business Park, High Hazels Road, , Barlborough,S43 4UZ
Received 27 Jun 2018Town End Junior School, Alfreton road, Tibshelf
Received 18 Aug 2003Hunloke Park Primary School, Lodge Drive, Wingerworth
Received 16 Sept 2003Wilsthorpe Community School, Derby Road, Long Eaton,NG10 4WT
Received 20 Mar 2017Land at Sharley Park, Pilsley Road, Clay Cross
Received 1 Jun 2006Riddings Junior School, Church Street, Riddings
Received 5 Apr 2004Johnsons Recycling Centre, Crompton Road, ILKESTON,DE7 4BG
Received 10 Jun 2016Lickpenny House, Hollins Wood Close, Lea Bridge, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 5AD
Received 20 May 2026Ilkeston Library, Market Place, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5RN
Received 14 Dec 2020Westhouses Primary School, Bolden Terrace, Westhouses, Alfreton, DE55 5AF
Received 26 Feb 2007FIELD HOUSE INFANT SCHOOL, LOWER WHITWORTH ROAD, ILKESTON,DE7 4LT
Received 21 Oct 2010Stenson Fields Community Primary School, Heather Close, Stenson Fields
Received 21 Feb 2008Osmaston CofE (Controlled) Primary School, Moor Lane, Osmaston,DE6 1LW
Received 23 Oct 2018Scarcliffe Lanes Farm, Langwith
Received 5 Dec 2003Records 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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