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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Risley Lower Grammar Church of England Primary School, Derby Road, Risley,DE72 3SU
Received 24 Jul 2015Hendersons Metals & Recycling Ltd, 17 Wood Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire,DE7 8GE
Received 30 Jun 2011Bobbin Mill, Oaksedge Lane, Tansley
Received 25 Sept 2008Slittingmill Recycling Centre, Staveley Lane, Chesterfield,S43 3YG
Received 4 Feb 2015Simmondley Primary School, Pennine Road, Simmondley, Glossop
Received 1 Dec 2005Renishaw Primary School, Hague lane, Renishaw
Received 24 Dec 2003Hayfield Quarry - Birch Vale
Received 20 May 1996Stubbin Wood School, Burlington Avenue, Langwith Junction
Received 24 Jun 2008Dove Holes Quarry
Received 5 Feb 200446/47 Bloomsgrove Road, Ilkeston
Received 2 Sept 2004Donald Ward Limited, Hallam Fields Road, Ilkeston, DE7 4AZ
Received 24 Feb 2022Bolsover C of E (Controlled) Junior School, Horsehead Lane, Chesterfield,S44 6XH
Received 31 Jan 2012Bolsover Family Support Centre, High Street, Bolsover, S44 6HF
Received 5 Aug 2021Brockwell Junior School, Purbeck Avenue, CHESTERFIELD,,S40 4NP
Received 17 Jul 2009Land on south side of Makeney Road (east of junction with Church Walk), Duffield, Belper, DE56 4BE
Received 9 Jun 2026Pinxton Nursery, Kirkstead Road, Pinxton
Received 23 Nov 2005Glapwell Waste Disposal Site
Received 9 Feb 2001Hazelwood Home for Older People, Skeavington's Lane, Cotmanhay
Received 12 Aug 2004Holymoorside Primary School, Holymoor Road, Holymoorside
Received 25 Apr 2007The Annexe, Roberts Yard, Crompton Road, Ilkeston
Received 11 Jan 2007St John's CE Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Laund Nook, Belper,DE56 1GY
Received 8 Mar 2018Holy Trinity C of E Controlled Primary School ,Clifton Road,Matlock Bath
Received 9 Jan 2009All Saints Junior School, Hurds Hollow, Matlock
Received 12 Dec 2006Phaidon Energy, Crompton Road, Ilkeston,DE7 4BG
Received 3 Aug 2017Records 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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