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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Brassington Moor Quarry, Brassington, Wirksworth, Derbyshire,DE4 4BZ
Received 19 Dec 2012Kents Bank Road Complex, Buxton
Received 6 Jun 200717 Church Street, Glossop, Derbyshire, SK13 7RJ
Received 16 Sept 2026CARSINGTON & HOPTON VOLUNTARY AIDED C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL, MATLOCK,DE4 4DE
Received 12 Jul 2011Barlborough Primary School, High Street, Chesterfield,S43 4ET
Received 29 Aug 2013County Hall, Matlock
Received 3 Aug 2004Sewage Pumping Station, Sutton Lane, Etwall, Derby,DE65 6LQ
Received 10 Oct 2013Donald Ward Ltd, Moira Road, Woodville, Swadlincote,DE11 8DG
Received 21 Mar 2014Disused Railway South of Creswell
Received 10 Nov 2004Kirkstead Junior School, Kirkstead Road, Pinxton
Received 31 Oct 2005Tupton Primary School, Queen Victoria Road, Tupton
Received 20 Oct 2006Station Road, Renishaw
Received 18 Jan 2011Elmcroft, Derby Road, Cromford, Derbyshire, DE4 3RP
Received 4 Jun 2026Norbriggs Primary School, Norbriggs Road,Chesterfield
Received 19 Nov 2008BREADSALL C OF E CONTROLLED PRIMARY SCHOOL, MOOR ROAD, BREADSALL, DERBY,DE21 5LA
Received 31 May 2011Langwith Junction Recreation Ground, Shirebrook, Derbyshire
Received 13 May 2013Deincourt Community School, Chesterfield Road, North Wingfield
Received 6 Feb 2007Calver Crescent, Staveley
Received 20 Jun 2008Hardwick Park Quarry
Received 26 Aug 2016Granby Junior School, Heanor Road, Ilkeston,DE7 8DX
Received 29 Nov 2013Swanwick Hall School, Derby Road, Swanwick
Received 23 Jun 2003Hilltop Infant School, Wyaston Road, Ashbourne
Received 31 Jan 2006Dene Quarry, The Hill, Cromford, Matlock DE4 3QU
Received 30 Nov 2023Cotmanhay Junior School, Beauvale Drive, Ilkeston, Derbyshire
Received 16 Feb 2004Records 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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