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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Clay Cross Library, Holmgate Road, Clay Cross, Chesterfield,S45 9PH
Received 9 Nov 2012Junction of Rotherham Road with Marlpit Lane, Bolsover Moor
Received 9 Nov 2004CLOSED CHURCHYARD, CHURCH LANE, HEATH, S44 5SJ
Received 4 Sept 2025Morton Primary School, Main Road, Morton, DE55 6HH
Received 11 Feb 2009Friesland School, Nursery Avenue, Sandiacre,NG10 5AF
Received 23 Jul 2018Wards Recycling Newbridge Lane, OLD WHITTINGTON, Chesterfield,S41 9HY
Received 15 Feb 201819 College Road, Buxton,SK17 9DZ
Received 24 Mar 20102 Uttoxeter Road, Foston, Derbyshire,DE65 5PX
Received 20 May 2014Brampton Primary School, School Board Lane, Chesterfield
Received 13 Nov 2006Findern Community Primary School, Buckford Lane, Findern.
Received 23 Mar 2005Park Junior School Orchard Close, MANSFIELD, NG20 8JX
Received 20 Mar 2009Parklands Infant & Nursery School, Derby Road, Long Eaton
Received 19 Nov 2008Long Row Primary School, Belper
Received 9 May 2007Land at Grange Close, Clover Nook Industrial Estate, Alfreton, Derbyshire
Received 6 Sept 2012Mickley County Infant School, Milton Avenue, Stretton, Derbyshire, DE55 6GG
Received 25 Aug 2022Willington Primary School, Trent Avenue, Willington
Received 26 Aug 20059A South Street, Woodville
Received 2 Aug 2004Road Salt Storage Site, off Sheffield Road, Chapel en le Frith,SK23 0PT
Received 10 Apr 2014The Elms Family Centre, 70 Elmsleigh Drive, Midway,Swadlincote
Received 4 Nov 2008Deincourt Community School, Chesterfield Road, North Wingfield
Received 28 Feb 2007DCC Denby Depot, Prospect Road, Denby
Received 3 Oct 2006GREGORY COTTAGE, BRACKEN LANE, HOLLOWAY, MATLOCK, DE4 5AS
Received 24 Jun 2025Campbell Landfill Site, Staveley Lane & Troughbrook Road, Chesterfield
Received 7 Feb 2013Sookholme Close, Shirebrook, Derbyshire
Received 13 May 2013Records 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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