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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Thornsett Primary School, Aspenshaw Road, Birch Vale
Received 1 Aug 2007Eckington Library, Market Street ,Eckington
Received 3 Aug 2005Parkwood Centre, Alfreton Park, , Alfreton , DE55 7AL
Received 17 Aug 2026Alton Quarry, Alton, Nr Chesterfield
Received 3 Feb 2011Parkside Community School, Boythorpe Avenue, Chesterfield, Derbyshire,S40 2NS
Received 3 Jul 2015Lons Infant School, Tavistock Avenue, Ripley,,DE5 3SE
Received 12 Nov 2009Langley Marina, Hall Road, off Cromford Road, Langley Mill
Received 4 Jun 2003Wirksworth Infant School, Harrison Drive, Wirksworth
Received 2 Dec 2005South Normanton Nursery School, Hamlet Lane, South Normanton,DE55 2JB
Received 21 Oct 2019Grange Primary School, Station Road, Long Eaton,NG10 2DU
Received 21 Oct 2014Tunstead Quarry, Buxton
Received 1 May 2015Holmgate Primary School And Nursery, Holmgate Road, Clay Cross,S45 9QD
Received 15 Oct 20185 Brackendale Road, Swanwick, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 1DJ
Received 28 Aug 2026Hilltop Farm, Derby Road, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, Derbyshire,S45 9AG
Received 25 Jan 2016Land off Mellor Road, New Mills, High Peak, Derbyshire,SK22 4QG
Received 18 Aug 2009Langley Mill Sure Start Childrens Centre Bailey Brook Drive, Heanor,NG16 4FS
Received 11 May 2010HONEYCROFT, MANSFIELD ROAD, HEATH, S44 5SD
Received 14 Aug 2025John Flamsteed Community School, Derby Road, Denby, Ripley,DE5 8NP
Received 8 Nov 20111 Glamorgan Way, SWADLINCOTE, DE11 9JT
Received 6 May 2009Tupton Hall School, Station New Road, Old Tupton, Chesterfield,S42 6LG
Received 16 Jan 2015Harpur Hill Primary School, Harpur Hill Childrens Centre, Trent Avenue, Harpur Hill, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9LP
Received 11 Jul 2023Roberts Skip Hire, Crompton Road, Quarry Hill Industrial Estate, Ilkeston
Received 12 Jul 2004Highfields School, Upper Lumsdale, Matlock
Received 26 Jan 2004Trevilla, 73 Hady Hill, Hady, Derbyshire, S41 0EE
Received 5 Jul 2022Records 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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