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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Land at rear of 28-45 The Firs, Ashbourne, DE6 1HE
Received 7 Aug 2026Swanwick Primary School, South Street, Swanwick,DE55 1BZ
Received 8 Mar 2011Ashover Primary School, Narrowleys Lane, Ashover, Derbyshire,S45 0AU
Received 26 May 2015Renishaw Primary School, Hague Lane, Renishaw,S21 3UR
Received 15 Feb 2011Stancliffe Quarry, Dale Road North, Matlock
Received 10 Sept 2018John Flamsteed Community School, Derby Road, Ripley,DE5 8NP
Received 17 May 2013Land off Mellor Road, New Mills
Received 23 Apr 2007Dove Holes Quarry
Received 19 Mar 2013Pupil Referral Unit, Memorial Hall, Main Stret, Newhall, Swadlincote
Received 20 Dec 2007Ashover Primary School, Narrowleys Lane, Ashover,S45 0AU
Received 22 Nov 2011Slinter Top Quarry, Cromford
Received 15 May 2007Behavioural Support Centre, Brookside Road, Breadsall,DE21 5LF
Received 8 Oct 2019Halldale Quarry
Received 20 Jun 2002Herbert Strutt Primary School, off Bargate Road (former Park School), Belper
Received 28 Jul 2006Chapel-en-le-Frith Primary School, Warmbrook Road, Chapel-en-le-Frith
Received 22 Sept 2005Bramley Vale Primary School, York Crescent, Doe Lea
Received 17 Jun 2004Florence Shipley Home, Market Place, Heanor,DE75 7AA
Received 15 Nov 2013Ladywood County School, Ladywood Road, Ilkeston,DE7 4NH
Received 7 Mar 2014The Old Ironworks, Stanton Recycling Ltd, Crompton Road, Ilkeston,DE7 4BG
Received 18 Feb 2019Padfield Community Primary School, Rhodes Street, off Post Street, Padfield
Received 19 Feb 2008Darley Dale Smelter, Oldfield Lane, South Darley, Matlock
Received 16 Jan 2017Clifton C of E Controlled Primary School Clifton Road, Ashbourne,DE6 2GJ
Received 30 Oct 2014Swanwick School and Sports College, Hayes Lane, Swanwick, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 1AR
Received 10 May 2022STANCLIFFE HALL, WHITWORTH ROAD, DARLEY DALE, DE4 2HJ
Received 21 May 2026Records 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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