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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Hasland Junior School, off Broomfield Avenue, The Green, Hasland
Received 7 Feb 2005Howitt Primary Community School, Holmes Street, Heanor, Derbyshire,DE75 7FS
Received 7 Sept 2012Highfield Hall Primary School, Highfield Lane, Newbold,S41 8AZ
Received 16 Sept 2019Belper School, John O'Gaunts Way, Belper, Derbyshire,DE56 0DA
Received 3 May 2013Greatlow Farm, Flagg, Nr Buxton.
Received 27 Jan 2006Granville Community School, Burton Road,Woodville, Swadlincote
Received 29 May 2008TIBSHELF COMMUNITY SCHOOL & SPECIALIST SPORTS COLLEGE, HIGH STREET, ALFRETON,DE55 5PP
Received 26 Apr 2011Somerlea Park Junior School, Bank Street, Somercotes
Received 31 Mar 2003Matlock Sewage Treatment Works, Lea Road, Lea Bridge, Matlock, DE4 5AE
Received 31 Oct 2023Hangar 5, Woodyard Lane, Foston, DE65 5PY
Received 24 Apr 2026Whaley Bridge Wastewater Treatment Works Bridgemount, Stockport, , SK23 7PG,SK23 7PG
Received 17 Jul 2017Hallam Fields Junior School, Longfield Lane, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 4DB
Received 13 Jun 2022North Wingfield Primary School, Chesterfield Road, Chesterfield,S42 5LG
Received 15 Feb 2013Bolsover C of E Junior School, Horsehead Lane, Bolsover, Chesterfield,S44 6XH
Received 31 Aug 2012Revco Recycling Ltd, Unit 11A, Old GKN Works, Sheepbridge, Chesterfield
Received 10 Feb 2010Palterton primary School, Black Lane, Palterton
Received 23 Apr 2007Hollymount Farm, Heanor Road, Smalley
Received 6 Jun 2008Overseal Sewage Treatment Works, Lullington Road, Overseal,DE12 6NU
Received 22 May 2012Kirk Hallam Ladywood Primary School, Oliver Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, De7 4Nh
Received 14 Mar 2019Whitemoor Centre, John O'Gaunts Way, Belper,DE56 0DB
Received 1 Aug 2013125c Market Street, Clay Cross, Chesterfield,S45 9LX
Received 12 May 2020William Levick Primary School, Smithy Croft, Dronfield Woodhouse, Derbyshire, S18 8YB
Received 30 Oct 2023Bolsover Infants School, Welbeck road, Bolsover
Received 17 Oct 2003Hilton Primary School, Peacroft Lane, Hilton,DE65 5GH
Received 16 Nov 2010Records 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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