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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 9 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Melbourne Metals Ltd, Castle Lane Industrial Estate, Melbourne, Derbyshire,DE73 8JB
Received 19 Mar 2013Netherthorpe School, Ralph Road, Staveley
Received 19 Dec 2006Top left hand corner of the field to the rear of Tor Rise
Received 22 Oct 2009Units U to V, Robian Way, Swadlincote,DE11 9DH
Received 16 Feb 2018Tibshelf Community School, Doe Hill Lane, TIBSHELF,DE55 5LZ
Received 26 Apr 2017Glebe Junior School, Hamlet Lane, South Normanton, Derbyshire,DE55 2JB
Received 24 Jul 2015St James C of E Primary School, Chadwick Street, Glossop,SK13 8EF
Received 2 Aug 2012Brierlow Quarry , Buxton
Received 26 Oct 2016Kensington Junior School, St Johns Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire,DE7 5PA
Received 24 Jun 2015Meadow lane Industrial Estate, Alfreton
Received 12 Jul 2004PARKSIDE RIDING STABLES, WINGFIELD ROAD, ALFRETON, DE55 7AP
Received 7 Jul 2026Riddings Infant School, West Street, Riddings, Alfreton
Received 11 Jun 2007Marlpool Infant School, Prospect Road, Marlpool
Received 16 Jun 2003Marsh lane Primary School, School Road, Eckington
Received 17 Oct 2003Tibshelf Infant and Nursery School, High Street, Tibshelf
Received 12 Feb 2004Melbourne Junior School, Pack Horse Road, Derby,DE73 8JE
Received 20 Sept 2013Ilkeston School, King George Avenue, Ilkeston, DE7 5HS
Received 7 Jul 2006Chinley Primary School, Buxton Road, Chinley
Received 25 Apr 2008Linden House, Church Street, Swadlincote,DE11 8LF
Received 12 Dec 2018Thornhill, 10 Church Lane, Kirk Langley, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 4NG
Received 6 Oct 2025Breadsall C of E Controlled Primary School, Moor Road, Breadsall
Received 3 Dec 2008Fritchley C of E Aided Primary School, Church Street, Fritchley, Derbyshire, DE56 2FQ
Received 29 Sept 2014Linden House Church Street, SWADLINCOTE,DE11 8LF
Received 23 Mar 201716 Eagle Parade, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6EQ
Received 23 Feb 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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