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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Stanton County School, Woodland Road, Stanton, Swadlincote,DE15 9TJ
Received 28 Sept 2017Wirksworth Infant School, Harrison Drive, Wirksworth
Received 8 Jul 2005Bramley Vale Primary School, York Crescent, Doe Lea, Chesterfield,S44 5PF
Received 22 Sept 2014Aldercar Community Language College, Daltons Close, Langley Mill,NG16 4HL
Received 6 Dec 2011Stenson Fields Primary Community School, Goathland Road, Stenson Fields, Derbyshire,DE24 3BW
Received 13 Jun 2014Bradley C of E Controlled Primary School, Yew Tree Lane, Ashbourne,DE6 1PG
Received 24 Mar 2010William Allitt School, Sunnyside, Swadlincote,DE11 0TL
Received 9 May 2018Phoenix Brick Co Ltd the Brickworks, Campbell Drive, Barrow hill, Staveley, Chesterfield,S43 2PR
Received 6 Jan 2017Land at High Holborn Wood, (east of) Codnor Gate Industrial Estate, High Holborn Road, Codnor
Received 17 Jul 2025Land off Dark Lane, Calow, Chesterfield
Received 28 Aug 2012Firfield Primary School, Firfield Avenue, Breaston,DE72 3EG
Received 23 Jul 2018Woodbridge Junior School, Grange Street, Alfreton,DE55 7JA
Received 4 Nov 2016LAUREL FARM, CALOW LANE, CALOW, S44 5XH
Received 29 Apr 2026Middleton Community Primary School, Main Street, Middleton By Wirksworth, Derbyshire, DE4 4LQ
Received 7 Jul 2023Newhall Infant School, Sunnyside, Swadlincote,DE11 0TJ
Received 22 Mar 2018RE-USE SALES LTD, FURNACE HILL, CHESTERFIELD,S45 9NF
Received 17 Dec 2009Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School, Green Lane, Dronfield,S18 2FZ
Received 18 Nov 2019Pye Bridge Sewage Treatment Works
Received 15 May 2006Mickley Infant School Milton Avenue, ALFRETON, DE55 6GG
Received 8 Jun 2009Leys Junior School, Flowery Leys Lane, Alfreton, Derbyshire,DE55 7HA
Received 5 Apr 2013THE OLD ST MARYS PRESBYTERY, SUMNER STREET, GLOSSOP, SK13 8DP
Received 9 Jun 2026Materials Recycling Facility, Broombank Park, Sheepbridge, Chesterfield
Received 14 May 2008Crich Junior School, School Lane, MATLOCK, DE4 5DF
Received 25 Mar 2009Lea Green Hall Car Park, Main Road, Lea, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 5GJ
Received 5 Dec 2025Records 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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