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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Killamarsh Junior School, Sheffield Road, Killamarsh,S21 2EA
Received 9 Nov 2012Bolsover Sewage Treatment Works, Carr Vale
Received 16 May 2023Horse Wood, Rear of 24 Netherfield Road, Somersall, Chesterfield, S40 3LS
Received 19 Nov 20257 Catton Lane, Rosliston,DE12 8JP
Received 3 Jan 2012Duffield Meadows Primary School, Park Road, Duffield, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 4GT
Received 7 Nov 2024Peak School, Buxton Road, High Peak,,SK23 6ES
Received 11 Feb 2010Wessington Primary School, The Green, Wessington
Received 20 Nov 2008Shipley Country Park, Slack Lane, Heanor, Derbyshire,DE75 7GX
Received 17 Apr 2015Sheepbridge Works Trading Estate, Sheepbridge Lane, Chesterfield
Received 22 Feb 2018Shirebrook Colliery
Received 5 Feb 2002Elmsleigh Infant School, Queen's Drive, Swadlincote
Received 21 May 2007St Mary's Infant School, Crow Lane, Unstone
Received 22 Feb 2005Hodthorpe Primary School, Queens Road, Worksop,S80 4UT
Received 24 Aug 2010Arkwright Colliery
Received 6 Jul 2004Bramley Vale Primary School, York Crescent, Doe Lea
Received 9 Jul 2003Norwood Metals Ltd, Rotherham Road, Sheffield,S21 2DS
Received 7 Oct 2014Corbar Woods, At rear of 1 to 12 Steele Court, Manchester Road, Buxton, w3w location - ///tinny.pimples.banks, , ,
Received 6 Oct 2025Scarcliffe Primary School, Main Street, Scarcliffe
Received 29 Nov 200514A Wirksworth Road, Duffield, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 4GY
Received 1 May 2026Bennerley School, Bennerley Avenue, Ilkeston, Derbyshire,DE7 8PF
Received 8 Jan 2016Market Street, Clay cross, Derbyshire,S45 9LX
Received 8 Dec 2009Hands Road, Langley Mill
Received 30 Mar 2005125 PENN LANE, MELBOURNE, DERBY, DE73 8EP
Received 24 Jul 2025The Glossop Centre, Talbot Street, Glossop
Received 19 Mar 2003Records 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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