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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Firfield Primary School, Sawley Road, Breaston,DE72 3EF
Received 26 Apr 2013Pinxton Nursery, Kirkstead Road, Pinxton
Received 24 Mar 2003Moorhay Farm - Wigley - Old Brampton
Received 16 Sept 1999Off High Street/Church Lane, Staveley, Chesterfield,S43 3TL
Received 4 Oct 2013Grange Mill Quarry, Grangemill, Nr Wirksworth, Derbyshire,DE4 4HU
Received 4 Dec 2012Hasland Hall Community & Junior School Playing Field, The Green, Hasland, Chesterfield
Received 2 Feb 2017GAMESLEY COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL, GRINDLEFORD GROVE, GLOSSOP,,SK13 6HW
Received 3 Dec 2009Hasland Resource Centre, Heather Vale Road,Hasland
Received 4 Nov 2008Stockley Pond, Stockley Lane, Glapwell, Bolsover,S44 5NA
Received 27 Jul 2012Land off Uttoxeter Road, Foston
Received 8 Mar 2011Granville Community School, Burton Road, Woodville
Received 13 Mar 2008Grange Primary School, Station Road, Long Eaton,NG10 2DU
Received 27 Nov 2013Creswell C of E Infant School, Gypsey Lane, off Elmton Road, Creswell
Received 5 Mar 2004Springfield Junior School, Springfield Road, Swadlincote, Derbyshire,DE11 0BU
Received 6 May 2010ST James C OF E (Controlled) Primary School,Chadwick Street, Glossop,SK13 8EF
Received 13 Jul 2010Netherseal St Peters C of E Controlled Primary School, Main Street, Netherseal
Received 13 May 2009Carsington & Hopton Voluntary Aided C of E Primary School, Carsington
Received 4 Sept 2008Harpur Hill Primary School, Trent Avenue, Harpur Hill, Buxton,SK17 9LP
Received 3 Dec 2019Bonemill Quarry, Hopton, Derbyshire
Received 20 Dec 2011The Former Avenue Coking Works, Derby Road, Wingerworth,S42 6NB
Received 22 Jul 2010Doveridge Primary School, Chapel Green, Doveridge
Received 19 Feb 2008Former Ashbrook Centre, Cuttholme Road, Chesterfield, S40 4RE
Received 18 Aug 2023Woodthorpe C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Seymour Lane, Woodthorpe
Received 19 Dec 2008Dove Holes Quarry
Received 16 Apr 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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