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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.
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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sheepbridge Lane, Dunston, Chesterfield,S41 9RX
Received 16 Sept 2011river erewash engineering works
Received 15 Nov 2006Barrow Hill Primary School, Station Road, Chesterfield,S43 2PG
Received 15 Sept 2009Brimington Manor Infant & Nursery School, Manor Road, Brimington, Chesterfield,S43 1NT
Received 8 Feb 2013Harpur Hill Primary School Trent Avenue, BUXTON, Derbyshire, BUXTON, SK17 9LP
Received 11 Feb 20092 Burbage Way, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9GB
Received 11 Sept 2026Bramley Vale Primary School, York Crescent, Bramley Vale,S44 5PF
Received 25 Apr 2018Old Hasland Junior School, The Green, Hasland, Chesterfield
Received 5 Oct 2007170 Holymoor Road, Holymoorside, Derbyshire, S42 7DS
Received 3 Oct 2025Ockbrook and Borrowash Youth Centre, Ashbrook Avenue, Borrowash
Received 18 Apr 2007Stonegravels 'All Roads' Depot, Meltham Lane, Chesterfield
Received 11 Nov 2005THE FORMER VICARAGE, 103 CHURCH STREET, DENBY VILLAGE, RIPLEY, DE5 8PH
Received 20 Apr 2026Slinter Quarry, Cromford
Received 28 Sept 2001The Meadows Community School, 142 High Street, Old Whittington, Chesterfield
Received 11 Mar 2004Woodville Infant School, High Street, SWADLINCOTE,DE11 7EA
Received 10 Aug 2009Hollis Lane and Spa Lane, Chesterfield
Received 25 Oct 2023Long Eaton Library, Tamworth Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, NG10 1JG
Received 14 Jul 2023Pingle School, Coronation Street, SWADLINCOTE,DE11 0QA
Received 6 Jun 2016Victory Quarry, Field Farm, Batham Gate Road, Buxton,SK17 7HS
Received 26 Jun 2012Etwall Childrens Centre, Main Street, Etwall,DE65 6LU
Received 13 Jul 2010Whitworth Hospital, Bakewell Road, Matlock,DE4 2JD
Received 17 Apr 2014Sheepbridge Works, Units 11a And 11b, Sheepbridge Lane, Sheepbridge, Derbyshire, S41 9RX
Received 22 Sept 2026Leedale Ltd, Lydford Road, Alfreton,DE55 7RQ
Received 12 Feb 2013Ellisons Road, Killamarsh, Derbyshire,S21 2DR
Received 9 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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