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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Mary Howitt Community Primary School, Holmes Street, Heanor
Received 24 May 2007North Wingfield Junior School, Chesterfield Road, North Wingfield
Received 19 Dec 2008Sudbury Primary School, School Lane, Sudbury, Derbyshire, DE6 5HZ
Received 2 Jun 20252 ST JOHNS ROAD, SMALLEY, ILKESTON, DE7 6EG
Received 9 Jun 2025Hasland Hall Community School, Broomfield Avenue, Chesterfield,S41 0LP
Received 20 Dec 2010BROOKSIDE COTTAGE, MACCLESFIELD OLD ROAD, BUXTON, SK17 6TY
Received 18 Nov 2025Pottery Primary School, Kilbourne Road,Belper
Received 12 Dec 2008HOLBROOK C OF E VOLUNTARY CONTROLLED PRIMARY SCHOOL, MOORSIDE LANE,,DE56 0TW
Received 11 Dec 2009Alices View Allotments, North Wingfield
Received 4 Jul 2003The Duke of Norfolk C of E Primary School, Royle Avenue, Glossop,SK13 7RD
Received 13 Sept 201126 Chestnut Close, Duffield, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 4HD
Received 15 Jul 2026Unit 2-3 Turnoaks Business Park, Burley Close, Chesterfield,S40 2HA
Received 15 Jan 2018Ashbourne Sewage Treatment Works, Watery Lane, Ashbourne
Received 25 Feb 2004HJ Enthoven, Darley Dale Smelter, South Darley, Derbyshire, DE4 2LP
Received 26 Feb 2026Horse Wood at rear (west) of 39 Sandstone Avenue, Chesterfield S42 7NS
Received 14 Aug 2025Johnsons Recycling Centre, Crompton Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 4BG
Received 15 Aug 2024105 Waingroves Primary School Waingroves Road, RIPLEY,DE5 9TD
Received 19 Jan 2017Proposed Attenborough Pit extension into Thrumpton's Land
Received 25 Oct 2000Shirebrook Green Energy Park, Acreage Lane, Off Portland Drive, Shirebrook,NG20 8GB
Received 29 Apr 2013South Normanton Nursery School, Hamlet Lane, ALFRETON,DE55 2JB
Received 10 Jul 2009Middleton Primary School, Main Street, Middleton-By-Wirksworth
Received 12 Aug 2004Sheepbridge Waste Management Facility, Broombank Park, Chesterfield, S41 9RT
Received 23 Mar 2022Whaley Bridge Primary School, Buxton Road, Whaley Bridge
Received 29 Apr 2003Kniveton C of E Primary School, Ostrich Lane, Ashbourne,DE6 1JJ
Received 12 Nov 2018Records 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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