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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Portland Drive, Shirebrook
Received 4 Apr 2007The Old Ironworks, Stanton Recycling Ltd Crompton Road, Ilkeston,DE7 4BG
Received 7 Aug 2019Brooksite Nursery, Belper School and Sixth Form Centre, John O' Gaunts Way, BELPER,DE56 0DA
Received 23 Sept 2016Ashgate Croft School, Ashgate Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire,S40 4BN
Received 4 Sept 2009Creswell C of E Infant & Nursery School, Gypsey Lane, Creswell, Worksop,S80 4HY
Received 15 May 2014Dallimore Primary School, Dallimore Road, ILKESTON,DE7 4GZ
Received 8 Apr 2016Hasland Hall Community School, Broomfield Avenue, Hasland, Chesterfield,S41 0LP
Received 11 May 2010Brackenfield Special School, Bracken Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, NG10 4DA
Received 5 Apr 2022Hunloke Park Primary School, Lodge Drive, Wingerworth,S42 6PT
Received 11 Mar 2019Old Whittington Waste Water Treatment Works, Station Lane, Chesterfield, S41 9QU
Received 22 Dec 2022South Wingfield Primary School, Church Lane, South Wingfield, Alfreton,DE55 7NJ
Received 19 Dec 2014Brookfield Community School, Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield
Received 1 Jun 2005Heage Sewage Treatment Works, Pickard Lane, Heage, Derbyshire, DE56 2AN
Received 7 Oct 2024Erewash Valley Golf Club Ltd, Golf Club Road, Stanton by Dale,DE7 4QR
Received 27 May 2016Shirebrook School, Common Lane, Shirebrook, Mansfield,NG20 8QF
Received 6 Nov 2012Shirland Primary School, Park Lane, Shirland, Derbyshire,DE55 6BH
Received 16 Jan 2015Parklands Infant & Nursery School, Derby Road, Long Eaton,NG10 4BJ
Received 23 Jul 2013Calow Primary School, North Road, Calow, Chesterfield, S44 5BD
Received 28 Feb 2007rear of footpath, Cottage Close, Heage
Received 12 Oct 2007Creswell CE Infant School, Gypsy Lane, off Elmton Road, Creswell
Received 22 Feb 2005Strelley Court Farm, Street Lane, Marehay
Received 28 Jul 2005land off Wyaston Gardens, Ashbourne
Received 5 Nov 2007Woodville CE Junior School, High Street, Woodville
Received 21 Dec 2006Hilton Primary School, Peacroft Lane, Hilton,DE65 5GH
Received 26 Oct 2010Records 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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