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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Melbourne Junior School, Packhorse Road, Melbourne
Received 17 Nov 2006Willington Quarry, The Castle Way / A5132, Egginton, Derbyshire, DE65 6BW
Received 2 Nov 2022Incomol Building, Derby Road, Clay Cross, Derbyshire,S45 9AG
Received 23 Jan 2015Holmewood Community Centre, Heath Road, Holmewood
Received 4 Feb 2005Pinxton Youth Centre, Kirkstead Road, Pinxton
Received 11 Jun 2004Tupton Sewage Treatment Works, New Tupton, S42 6BQ
Received 25 Jan 2022BM Tech, 2 Uttoxeter Road, Foston, Derbyshire,DE65 5PL
Received 18 Mar 2019Langwith Bassett Primary School, Bassett Hill, Upper Langwith,NG20 9RD
Received 5 Aug 2016Clowne Infant and Nursery School, Ringer Lane, Clowne,S43 4DB
Received 11 Sept 2015Parkwood Hostel, Alfreton Park, Alfreton
Received 23 May 2008Holbrook Centre for Autism, Port Way, BELPER, DE56 0TE
Received 18 Mar 2009Sudbury Primary School, School Lane, Sudbury,DE6 5HZ
Received 27 May 2016Eureka Primary School, Dunsmore Way, Swadlincote,DE11 7LA
Received 26 Sept 2017Matlock Sewage Treatment Works
Received 6 Oct 2008Ockbrook & Borrowash Youth Community Centre, Ashbrook Avenue, Borrowash, Derby,DE72 3JE
Received 23 Jun 2010Disused Railway Cutting, Sawmills, Ambergate
Received 18 Nov 2004Ecobat Resources UK, Darley Dale Smelter, South Darley, Derbyshire, DE4 2LP
Received 26 Mar 2025Shallcross Incline, Shallcross Road, Whaley Bridge,SK23 7EY
Received 8 Dec 2010Gamesley Early Excellence Centre, Winster Mews, Gamesley, Glossop
Received 17 Nov 200318 Church Croft, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3UL
Received 17 Aug 2026Belper Long Row Primary School, Long Row, BELPER, Derbyshire, DE56 1DR
Received 14 May 2009Alfreton Road, South Normanton, Derbyshire
Received 1 Mar 2007Shipley Country Park, Shipley
Received 10 Jan 2008Riddings Infant School, West Street, Riddings, Alfreton, Derbyshire
Received 12 May 2005Records 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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