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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Ashover Sewage Treatment Works, Butts Road, Ashover
Received 16 Jun 2005Cromford C of E Primary School, North Street, Matlock,DE4 3RG
Received 12 Apr 2011Peak School, Buxton Road, Chinley, HIGH PEAK,SK23 6ES
Received 10 Aug 2009Mary Swanwick Primary School, Church Street North, OLD WHITTINGTON,S41 9QW
Received 12 Apr 2017The Glossop Centre, Talbot Street, Glossop
Received 14 Jul 2003Stonegravels Depot, Stonegravels Industrial Estate, Meltham Lane, Chesterfield, S41 7LG
Received 24 Sept 2026Eckington Junior School, School Street, S21 4FL
Received 27 Apr 2009Stanton County School, Woodland Road, Swadlincote,DE15 9TJ
Received 23 Jan 2019Former Long Eaton School, Tamworth Road, Long Eaton, NG10 1BE
Received 19 Feb 2009Brockwell Junior School, Purbeck Avenue, Chesterfield, Derbyshire,S40 4NP
Received 3 Jul 201511 ASHTON GARDENS, OLD TUPTON, S42 6JF
Received 9 May 2025Hulland C of E Primary School, Firs Avenue, Hulland Ward, Ashbourne, Derbyshire,DE6 3FS
Received 11 May 2010Eureka Primary School, Dunsmore Way, Swadlincote,DE11 7LA
Received 6 Mar 2018Winster Buildings, Manners Avenue, Ilkeston, Derbyshire,DE7 8EF
Received 23 Jul 2013Hallam Fields Rugby Club, Hallam Fields Road, Ilkeston
Received 11 Apr 2006Model Village Primary School, Central Drive,Shirebrook
Received 28 Nov 2006Red House Family Support Centre, 109 Mansfield Road, Alfreton
Received 28 Jul 2006Lydford Road, Alfreton
Received 12 Apr 2007Site of the former Grammar School, Long Eaton
Received 8 Dec 2009The William Allitt School Sunnyside, Swadlincote,DE11 0TL
Received 16 Nov 2012Former Drakelow C Power Station
Received 22 Feb 2018Ashbourne Sewage Treatment Works, Watery Lane, Ashbourne,DE6 1AS
Received 25 Jun 2019Elvaston Quarry
Received 27 Jan 2004Adult Care Building, County Hall, Smedley Street, Matlock,DE4 3AG
Received 18 Dec 2015Records 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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