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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Glenholme, 7 Dove Lane, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, NG10 4LP
Received 25 Mar 2025Peak School, Buxton Road, Chinley
Received 31 Jul 2006Duke of Norfolk Church of England School, Royle Avenue, Glossop,SK13 7RD
Received 13 Nov 2017Buxton House Farm, Back Eccles Lane, Whitehough,SK23 6BY
Received 19 Feb 2019Scropton R D A Centre, Watery Lane, Scropton,DE65 5PX
Received 29 Jun 2010St Peters C of E Primary School, Main Street, Netherseal, Swadlincote,DE12 8BZ
Received 25 Oct 2017Somerlea Park Junior School, Bank Street, Somercotes
Received 28 May 2003Park Lane, Shirland, Derbyshire,DE55 6BB
Received 8 Apr 2009Bramleymoor Lane, Marsh Lane
Received 8 May 2017Lea Green Centre, Main Road, Lea
Received 20 May 2004Elvaston Castle Country Park, Borrowash Road, Elvaston, DE72 3EP
Received 22 Feb 20225 Mile Hill, Mansfield Road, Hasland,Chesterfield,S41 0JN
Received 18 Aug 2011Thornsett Primary School, Aspenshaw Road, Birch Vale, Derbyshire,SK22 1AT
Received 9 Jul 2015adj 19 Stanton Moor View, Matlock
Received 12 Oct 200784 PARK ROAD, DUFFIELD, BELPER, DE56 4GR
Received 6 Aug 2025Buxton Infant School, Hardwick Square South, Buxton, Derbyshire,SK17 6QB
Received 28 Jun 2013Land at Cross Lane Farm, Riber Road, Matlock, DE4 5JD
Received 11 Jun 2026Shirebrook Community School, Common Lane, Shirebrook, Mansfield,NG20 8QF
Received 17 Jan 2012Dronfield School, Green Lane, Dronfield
Received 24 Nov 2006Hallam Fields Rugby Club, The Stute, Hallam Fields Road, Ilkeston
Received 12 Jun 2006Arkwright Opencast Colliery, Deepsick Lane, Arkwright, Derbyshire, S44 5DN
Received 29 Jun 2009Newhall Children's Centre, 70-72 Elmsleigh Drive, Midway, Swadlincote
Received 15 Jun 2007off Malthouse Lane, Ashover
Received 18 Oct 2004Brockwell Infant School, Purbeck Avenue, Loundsley Green, Chesterfield
Received 10 Mar 2008Records 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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