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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Received 24 Feb 2004Long Eaton Family Support Centre, Lime Terrace, Long Eaton
Received 21 Feb 2007Aston Primary School, Longcroft, Aston on Trent, Derby,DE72 2UH
Received 28 Sept 2017Darley Dale Primary School, Greenaway Lane, Matlock,DE4 2QB
Received 15 Mar 2013Riddings Junior School, Church Street, Riddings, Alfreton,DE55 4BW
Received 6 Dec 2011Banks Skip Hire Limited, Station Lane, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire,S41 9QX
Received 26 Jun 2015Ironville and Codnor Park Day Nursery, Cinder Bank, Ironville
Received 16 Jun 2003Morton Primary School, Main Road, Morton
Received 25 Feb 2009Wirksworth C of E Controlled Infant School, North End, Wirksworth,DE4 4FG
Received 29 Nov 2013HORSLEY WOODHOUSE PRIMARY SCHOOL, MAIN STREET, ILKESTON,DE7 6AT
Received 12 Jul 2011Hindlow Quarry, Sterndale Moor, Buxton
Received 25 Oct 2004Danesmoor STW
Received 18 Sept 2012The William Allitt School, Sunnyside, Newhall, Swadlincote
Received 20 Feb 2008The Long Eaton School, Thoresby Road, NG10 3NP
Received 18 Jun 2009Frederick Gent School, Mansfield Road, South Normanton
Received 10 May 2006Ilkeston School, King George Avenue, Ilkeston
Received 22 Jun 2007Whaley Bridge Primary School, Buxton Road, Whaley Bridge, High Peak,SK23 7HX
Received 2 Nov 2009Holmesdale Infant School ,The Avenue, Dronfield, Derbyshire,S18 2LR
Received 11 May 2010Lea Green Development & Conference Centre, Main Road, Lea, Matlock,DE4 5GJ
Received 18 Jun 2013Coton in the Elms Primary School, Elmslea Avenue, Swadlincote DE12 8HE
Received 7 May 2009Harpur Hill Primary School, Trent Avenue, Harpur Hill, Buxton,SK17 9LP
Received 8 Jul 2019Melbourne Junior School, Packhorse Road, Melbourne, Derbyshire
Received 26 Apr 2005Kensington Junior School, St Johns Road, Ilkeston,DE7 5PA
Received 2 Feb 2012COUNTY OFFICES, MATLOCK,DE4 3AG
Received 26 Apr 2011Records 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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